A nurse is implementing a plan of care for a Chinese-American client. The nurse should look for which of the following client cues to determine that the client disagrees with the plan of care?
1. assuming an angry facial expression
2. refusing to participate in further treatment
3. losing eye contact with the nurse
4. staring into the nurse's eyes
ANS: 3
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