How might the nurse best collect the data when performing an admission assessment on a 72-year-old female patient who speaks Spanish and broken English?
A) Have a family member provide the data.
B) Obtain the data from the old chart and physician's assessment.
C) Obtain the data from the patient.
D) Collect the data from the patient and have the family provide any missing details.
Ans: D
Feedback: The informant, or the person providing the information, may not always be the patient. The nurse can gain information from the patient and have the family provide any missing details.
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