The nurse is performing an admission assessment of a 72-year-old female patient who understands minimal English. An interpreter who speaks the patient's language is unavailable and no members of the care team speak the language
How should the nurse best perform data collection?
A) Have a family member provide the data.
B) Obtain the data from the old chart and physician's assessment.
C) Obtain the data only from the patient, prioritizing aspects that the patient understands.
D) Collect all possible data from the patient and have the family supplement 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. The nurse should always obtain as much information as possible directly from the patient. In this case, it is not likely possible to get all the information needed only from the patient.
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