title: Culture and space.
abstract: This article focuses on personal space in a multi-cultural health-care environment by discussing each of the four aspects of spacial behavior from a nursing perspective: proximity to others, objects in the environment, body posture, and movement in the setting.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Giger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davidhizar
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009732:Nursing Care; D010550:Personal Space