The nurse is preparing to care for a patient from a different culture. Which will the nurse research regarding the patient's dominant language and dialect?
1) Contextual speech patterns
2) Practice and meaning of touching
3) Preferred spatial distances when talking one-on-one
4) Use of direct eye contact
ANS: 1
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