Based on recent studies, which statement regarding touch and touch zones is most accurate?
a. Persons age 66 to 100 are the most often touched.
b. Newly graduated nurses tend to touch clients less often than do nursing stu-dents.
c. When performing peri-care the nurse is working within the zone of intimacy.
d. The comfort of touch depends on place, situation, social status, and age.
ANS: D
The comfort of touch depends on the location, situation, social status, and age. Older adults are frequently isolated and are not touched. There is no evidence to support the statement that graduate nurses touch patients less than nursing students. The zone of intimacy is within an arm's length of the individual, and it is the space used for comforting, protecting, and lovemaking.
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