The nurse is performing an admission assessment for a non-English ...

[magmichele12]

The nurse is performing an admission assessment for a non-English speaking patient who is from China. Which actions could the nurse take to enhance communication (select all that apply)?
 
  a. Use an electronic translation application.
  b. Use a telephone-based medical interpreter.
  c. Wait until an agency interpreter is available.
  d. Ask the patient's teenage daughter to interpret.
  e. Use exaggerated gestures to convey information.

Question 2

The nurse performs a cultural assessment with a patient from a different culture. Which action by the nurse should be taken first?
 
  a. Request an interpreter before interviewing the patient.
  b. Wait until a family member is available to help with the assessment.
  c. Ask the patient about any affiliation with a particular cultural group.
  d. Tell the patient what the nurse already knows about the patient's culture.

[Heffejeff]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, B, C
Electronic translation applications, telephone-based interpreters, and agency interpreters are all appropriate to use to communicate with nonEnglish-speaking patients. When no interpreter is available, family members may be considered, but some information that will be needed in an admission assessment may be misunderstood or not shared if a child is used as the interpreter. Gestures are appropriate to use, but exaggeration of the gestures is not needed.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
An early step in performing a cultural assessment is to determine whether the patient feels an affiliation with any cultural group. The other actions may be appropriate if the patient does identify with a particular culture.