A patient from another culture does not look at the nurse's face while answering questions about health and medication history. What is the nurse's best action?
a. Ask the patient whether a family member could serve as an interpreter.
b. Speak in a louder tone to get the patient's attention.
c. Have the patient sit in a chair rather than in the bed.
d. Proceed with the interview.
D
Some cultures consider looking at the face of a stranger to be impolite. As long as the nurse be-lieves that the patient understands the questions and the patient is answering those questions ap-propriately, there is no need to stop the interview or intervene in another way.
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