Author Question: A nurse is caring for a patient from a culture with which the nurse is totally unfamiliar. What ... (Read 54 times)

cnetterville · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

A nurse is caring for a patient from a culture with which the nurse is totally unfamiliar. What action by the nurse will best promote effective communication?

A.
Call for a professional interpreter to translate information.
B.
Pattern voice tone and eye contact after the patient's behaviors.
C.
Talk slowly and deliberately using simple language and cues.
D.
Use nonverbal communication as much as possible with the patient.

Question 2

A nurse is describing the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) guidelines to a nursing student. Which explanation of EBP is most accurate?

A.
Includes clinical experience and patient preferences
B.
MEDLINE used as the primary source for EBP information
C.
Requires the staff to be active participants in research
D.
Uses research findings to plan interventions for care

meganmoser117 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
In the situation where the nurse is unfamiliar with the patient's culture, the nurse should pattern verbal and nonverbal communication after the patient's own style. There is no indication that this patient does not speak English, so using an interpreter, talking slowly using simple language, and using mostly nonverbal communication is inappropriate.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
EBP combines investigational guidelines and scientifically sound interventions with clinical expertise and the patient's values and preferences. MEDLINE is one of three primary sources for EBP information; the other two are the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Library and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The staff members do not have to be actively involved in research to use EBP. Using research findings to plan interventions is part, but not all, of the EBP process.