When dealing with the concept of "touch," the nurse realizes what with regard to contact touch?
a. Involves only skin-to-skin contact
b. Involves eye contact
c. Occurs only when tasks are being performed
d. Is used only to protect the patient
A
Contact touch involves obvious skin-to-skin contact, whereas noncontact touch refers to eye contact. It is difficult to separate the two. Touch that occurs when tasks are being performed is known as "task-oriented touch." Touch used to protect the patient or nurse is known as "protective touch." Although contact touch does include task-oriented and protective touch, these are not the only forms of touch.
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