A nurse is gathering data on a patient of a different culture. Which action can the nurse take to enhance communication while gathering cultural data?
a. Ignore the patient's culture and focus on the reason for hospital admission.
b. Use hand gestures to get points across to a patient with poor English.
c. Use close-ended questions to gather in-formation.
d. Determine the patient's level of fluency in English.
D
The nurse should determine the patient's level of fluency in English to enhance communication. The nurse should not avoid the patient's culture during the assessment. Hand gestures should not be used because they could be offensive to the patient. The nurse should use open-ended ques-tions or questions phrased in different ways as a method to gather data.
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