A nurse is explaining the need to obtain laboratory tests on a client who has an infection and is of a cultural group different from the nurse's. During the interview, the client avoids eye contact and refrains from answering questions for long periods of time. Which does this behavior indicate to the nurse?

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A)Nonverbal communication includes silence, touch, eye movement, facial expressions, and body posture. In some cultures, direct eye contact may indicate disrespect. In addition, some cultures are quite comfortable with long periods of silence. Before assigning meaning to nonverbal behavior, the nurse must consider the possibility that the behavior may have a different meaning for the client and family. The nurse should not leave to come back later or try to find another nurse to take over this client's care; nurses should be able to communicate with clients from a diversity of backgrounds.
B)Nonverbal communication includes silence, touch, eye movement, facial expressions, and body posture. In some cultures, direct eye contact may indicate disrespect. In addition, some cultures are quite comfortable with long periods of silence. Before assigning meaning to nonverbal behavior, the nurse must consider the possibility that the behavior may have a different meaning for the client and family. The nurse should not leave to come back later or try to find another nurse to take over this client's care; nurses should be able to communicate with clients from a diversity of backgrounds.
C)Nonverbal communication includes silence, touch, eye movement, facial expressions, and body posture. In some cultures, direct eye contact may indicate disrespect. In addition, some cultures are quite comfortable with long periods of silence. Before assigning meaning to nonverbal behavior, the nurse must consider the possibility that the behavior may have a different meaning for the client and family. The nurse should not leave to come back later or try to find another nurse to take over this client's care; nurses should be able to communicate with clients from a diversity of backgrounds.
D)Nonverbal communication includes silence, touch, eye movement, facial expressions, and body posture. In some cultures, direct eye contact may indicate disrespect. In addition, some cultures are quite comfortable with long periods of silence. Before assigning meaning to nonverbal behavior, the nurse must consider the possibility that the behavior may have a different meaning for the client and family. The nurse should not leave to come back later or try to find another nurse to take over this client's care; nurses should be able to communicate with clients from a diversity of backgrounds.

A Nurse Is Explaining the Need to Obtain Laboratory Tests