Explore the importance of maintaining eye contact and avoiding excessive use of hand gestures in certain situations.
What is the most important reason to maintain eye contact with a patient who is speaking to you?
Within many societies and cultures EYE CONTACT is one of the most important forms of nonverbal communication as it shows respect for the person you are speaking and listening to. In most Western European countries, it is proper and polite for nurses to maintain eye contact with patients during a conversation.
Eye contact is one of the most important forms of nonverbal communication