A nurse is sitting near a client while conducting a health history. The client keeps edging away from the nurse. What might this mean in terms of personal space?
A) The nurse is outside the client's personal space.
B) The nurse is in the client's personal space.
C) The client does not like the nurse.
D) The client has concerns about the questions.
Ans: B
Each person has a sense of how much personal or private space is needed and what distance between individuals is optimum. It is best to take cues from the client; a client moving backward indicates discomfort with invasion of his or her personal space.
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