Term
| Intimate Zone(0 to 18 Inches) |
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Definition
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| Personal Zone (18 inches to 4 feet) |
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Definition
| Sitting at a patient's bedside |
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Term
| Social Zone (4 to 12 feet) |
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Definition
| Making rounds with a physician |
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Term
| Public Zone (12 feet or Greater) |
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Definition
| Speaking at a community forum |
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Term
| Intimate Zone(0 to 18 Inches) |
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Definition
| Performing physical assessment |
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Term
| Intimate Zone(0 to 18 Inches) |
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Definition
| Bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding, and toileting a patient |
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Term
| Intimate Zone(0 to 18 Inches) |
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Definition
| Changing a patient's dressing |
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Term
| Personal Zone (18 inches to 4 feet) |
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Definition
| Taking a patient's nursing history |
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Term
| Personal Zone (18 inches to 4 feet) |
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Definition
| Teaching an individual patient |
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Term
| Personal Zone (18 inches to 4 feet) |
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Definition
| Exchanging information at change of shift |
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Term
| Social Zone (4 to 12 feet) |
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Definition
| Sitting at the head of a conference table |
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Term
| Social Zone (4 to 12 feet) |
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Definition
| Teaching a class for patients with diabetes |
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Term
| Social Zone (4 to 12 feet) |
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Definition
| Conducting a family support group |
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Term
| Public Zone (12 feet or Greater) |
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Definition
| Testifying at a legislative hearing |
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Term
| Public Zone (12 feet or Greater) |
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Definition
| Lecturing to a class of students |
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