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.
ANS: B
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