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jake

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on: Jul 22, 2018
A nurse is caring for a patient who can speak and understand some English but is not fluent. The nurse should
 
  1. Ask one of the patient's children to help with interpretation.
  2. Use a professional or certified interpreter from the hospital's list of available interpreters.
  3. Ask one of the patient's adult family members to help with interpretation.
  4. Find a nonfamily member in the waiting room who speaks the same language as the patient.

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a patient who requires discharge teaching. When performing patient teaching, the nurse should do which of the following? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Sit near the patient.
  2. Stand over the patient.
  3. Sit far from the patient.
  4. Allow time for the patient to absorb information.
  5. Present several pieces of information at once.


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cat123

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: 2

Answer to Question 2

Awesome job my friend


jake

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Excellent

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