Functional Assessments and Cultural and Diversity Awareness in Health Assessment The dorsal surface of the hand is most often used for the assessment of: Informing a patient that he or she has a terminal illness is most likely to be discouraged in which cultural group? According to the guidelines for Standard Precautions: Knowledge of the culture or cultures represented by the patient should be used to: A 22-year-old female nurse is interviewing an 86-year-old male patient. The patient avoids ey...