When interviewing the client, the nurse sits across the table from the client, avoids physical contact, and uses eye contact sparingly for a client from which of the following cultures?
1. Japan
2. Germany
3. Israeli
4. China
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Rationale: People from Chinese cultures often prefer to keep strangers at a distance and avoid direct eye contact, and do not view touching by strangers as acceptable. The Japanese find touch unacceptable, but would not object to eye contact. Germans maintain their personal space but value eye contact, whereas the Israeli culture is traditionally very touch-oriented.
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