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jake

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on: Jul 11, 2018
The nurse is caring for an older patient who only speaks Spanish. To meet the national standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services in healthcare, what will the nurse do? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
 
  1. Offer language assistance services to the patient.
  2. Post signs in the patient's room written in Spanish.
  3. Encourage the patient's family members to serve as interpreters.
  4. Explain the cost to employ an interpreter to help the patient with language needs.
  5. Provide a written notice in the patient's language informing of the right to receive language assistance services.

Question 2

Which of the following would not be considered a normal aging change when assessing an older adult?
 
  a. presbyopia
  b. presbycusis
  c. a score of 3 on the geriatric depression scale (GDS)
  d. macular degeneration


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

1,2,5
Rationale: To meet the national standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services, the nurse needs to offer language assistance services to the patient.

Answer to Question 2

D


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