Place these methods of communicating with a non-English speaking patient in order of their desirability and usefulness
1. Adult family member interprets
2. Health care agency interpreter is present
3. The nurse uses drawings and body language to communicate
4. Child relative interprets
5. No interpretation is attempted
2,1,4,3,5
Global Rationale: In the ideal situation the nurse will contact an interpreter employed or provided by the health care agency. The next best solution is for an adult family member to interpret with the third best being a child in the family who has been assessed to be able to handle the translation. In the absence of these options, the fourth best plan is for the nurse to use drawings, body language, pictures, and nonverbal clues to communicate. Not using any kind of interpretation is not desirable and leaves the nurse in the situation of doing something "to" a patient with no explanation.
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