All hospitals should meet the Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Health Care Services Standards. Which would be an appropriate attempt to meet those standards?
A. Arrange, for a very small fee, for all patients to have a translator immediately available.
B. Just use hand motions, pantomime, and touch to convey information.
C. Require all staff nurses employed in the hospital to be bilingual.
D. Use a computer to print index cards with essential phrases both in English and in the patient's language.
ANS: D
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