Touch is one of the most important communicative behaviors that nurses use; however, nurses must ...

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A Incorrect. Before employing touch, the nurse does not need to keep uppermost in their mind that everyone likes to be touched, but most prefer a light touch on the upper body.
B Correct. Touch may have special meanings to children and their families depending upon their gender or ethnic background.
C Incorrect. Before employing touch, the nurse does not need to keep uppermost in their mind that touch needs to be used very sparingly and only then necessary and asked for.
D Incorrect. Before employing touch, the nurse does not need to keep uppermost in their mind that the opposite gender almost always interprets touch as having a sexual meaning.