The nurse may find that patients from other countries use different terminology than the nurse born in the United States. The difference in terminology may seem harmless to us but offensive to the foreign patient
Differences noted between different cultures are (select all that apply):
A.
Eye contact.
B.
Slang terms.
C.
Hand gestures.
D.
Gender references.
ANS: A, B, C, D
Verbal and nonverbal communication doesn't always have the same meaning in other cultures. The same communication can be understood by another culture as offensive.
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