Caring for the most intimate needs of ill persons requires that you operate within the personal space of each client. Every client has a sense of "space" in which the client feels comfortable; this space can be defined as:
1. a space around each person that the person does not wish another to enter.
2. an area about 50 × 80 square feet, in Western culture.
3. the physical area surrounding the person, emotional possession of the body, and personal self-knowledge.
4. the physical area surrounding the person.
ANS: 3
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