A Nursing Instructor Has Assigned a Student to Care for a Client

question 9

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor has assigned a student to care for a client of Asian descent. The instructor reminds the student that personal space considerations vary among cultures. What personal space preferences are important for the student to consider when caring for this client?

• A) People of Asian descent prefer some distance between themselves and others.
• B) People of Asian descent commonly stand close to one another when talking.
• C) People of Asian descent touch one another when sitting next to a familiar person.
• D) People of Asian descent prefer direct eye contact when communicating.

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Definitions:

Context Effects

The influence of environmental factors on one's perception, cognition, or behavior in a given situation.

Sensory Adaptation

The method through which sensory detectors decrease in sensitivity towards unvarying or steady stimuli over a period.

Subliminal Sensation

A perceptual experience that occurs below the threshold of conscious awareness.

Context Effects

Refers to how the context or environment in which information is presented affects an individual's perception or understanding of that information.