When a client does not show up for a scheduled clinic appointment, which of these factors must the nurse consider as a potential reason?
a. communication misunderstanding
b. client indifference
c. client laziness
d. cultural differences in the meaning of time
D
Psychosocial aspects of communication include recognizing cultural differences in their use and meaning. The meaning of time and the meaning of space (or proxemics, which is the effect on interpersonal behavior of space between people) also have strong cultural components.
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