During a one-on-one interaction with the nurse, a patient frequently looks nervously at the door. Select the best comment by the nurse regarding this nonverbal communication.
A) "I notice you keep looking toward the door."
B) "This is our time together. No one is going to interrupt us."
C) "It looks as if you are eager to end our discussion for today."
D) "If you are uncomfortable in this room, we can move someplace else."

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Making observations and encouraging the patient to describe perceptions are useful therapeutic communication techniques for this situation. The other responses are assumptions made by the nurse.

During a One-On-One Interaction with the Nurse, a Patient Frequently