
While interviewing a patient in a room with another patient and that patient's family present, the appropriate course of action for an RT would be to:
A) Introduce himself or herself to the patient from a distance of about 5 to 7 feet and proceed with the interview.
B) Introduce himself or herself to the patient from a distance of about 5 to 7 feet, move to within 2 to 3 feet of the patient, and proceed with the interview.
C) Introduce himself or herself to the patient from a distance of about 5 to 7 feet, move to within 2 to 3 feet of the patient, draw the privacy curtain around the bed, and proceed with the interview.
D) Introduce himself or herself to the patient from a distance of about 5 to 7 feet, draw the privacy curtain around the bed, sit on the bed about 1 foot from the patient, and proceed with the interview.
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