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Open-ended questions

Tips and Techniques

Follow these “dos” to improve your communication


skills when discussing vaccines with caregivers

Open ended Questions Close Ended Questions


How? Are you?
What? Did he?
When? Has she?
Where? How many?
Tell me more?

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Use statements that Probe as needed Help to draw out Acknowledge when
start with: your patient’s you don’t know the
How? What? When? concerns, and help answer, and above
Where? Tell me negotiate decisions all not to say
more! as needed something that isn’t
true

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