The psychiatric nurse makes a home visit to a Hispanic patient with major depression.The patient greets the nurse,smiles,and eagerly offers to make coffee.The nurse initiates a handshake,politely refuses the coffee,and suggests they talk about the patient's progress.During the session,the nurse notes the patient becomes less spontaneous and more withdrawn.The nurse should correctly analyze that:

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In the Hispanic culture,good etiquette requires accepting offers of food and spending some time in small talk before getting down to business.The nurse behaved impolitely by the patient's standards.Rapid cycling is related to rapid mood swings of bipolar disorder.Data are not present to suggest that the nurse touched on a taboo topic.Patients of Hispanic culture engage in "high touch" behaviors.

The Psychiatric Nurse Makes a Home Visit to a Hispanic