The nurse is beginning to obtain information about the present illness and medical history from the child's family. The "zone" of space that the nurse should plan to use include the:
1. Public zone.
2. Personal zone.
3. Intimate zone.
4. Social zone.
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Rationale 1: The public zone involves a distance greater than six feet away from individuals and is used during communications with larger groups.
Rationale 2: The personal zone, 18 inches to three feet, is used when talking to individuals during interviewing and history taking.
Rationale 3: The intimate zone of within 18 inches is used during physical assessment.
Rationale 4: The social zone, three to six feet from the body, can be used when calling individuals from a waiting room.
Global Rationale:
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