A physician is giving orders to a nurse regarding a newly admitted patient. The physician is gesturing, maintaining eye contact, and using a loud tone of voice. These factors illustrate primarily which type of communication?

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1. There is no evidence that these factors are cultural in this situation.
2. Nonverbal communication includes facial expressions, body movements and gestures, tone and volume of voice, eye movements, and posture.
3. Verbal communication includes written communication, oral communication, tone, language, volume, rate, and accent.
4. Metacommunication includes all the factors used to influence how a message is perceived.

A Physician Is Giving Orders to a Nurse Regarding a Newly