After providing instructions to your patient, they say, "This is what I think you said." This is an example of: a. paraphrasing b. communicating c. professionalism d. encoding

# Brief Explanations:<br />Paraphrasing involves restating someone else's message in your own words to confirm understanding. When the patient says, "This is what I think you said," they are restating the instructions in their own words to ensure they have understood correctly.<br /><br /># Answer:<br />a. paraphrasing