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azncindy619

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The nurse is admitting a 40-year-old Mexican patient who does not speak English. The nurse needs to obtain assessment data. The best way to do this is to:
 
  A.
  Use the 10-year-old daughter who is in the room and knows English.
  B.
  Call for an interpreter.
  C.
  Use an adult family member who is in the waiting room.
  D.
  Ask the patient's roommate who speaks Spanish if she will translate.

Question 2

The nurse is admitting an elderly Mexican woman who has cellulitis of her lower leg. She has been applying a homemade poultice to her leg for a week and refuses to remove it during the admission assessment. The nurse should first:
 
  A.
  Remove the poultice in order to assess the lower leg.
  B.
  Inform the physician that the client won't remove the poultice.
  C.
  Ask the client about the wound and how the poultice has worked for her.
  D.
  Instruct the client that her leg won't heal until she follows the doctor's orders.



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yifu223

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C




azncindy619

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Gracias!


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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