A non-English-speaking client is needs to have an emergency surgical procedure. The hospital has an interpreter available. When the interpreter arrives to explain the procedure and help with the consent form, the nurse provides the best support when
1. asking the interpreter to use words the client is familiar with for the best understanding.
2. requesting that the interpreter translate, as closely as possible, the same words used by the professional staff.
3. suggesting that the questions be directed to the interpreter, so nothing is omitted.
4. addressing the questions to the client's family.
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: The objective of the professional interpreter is for the complete transfer of the thought behind the utterance in one language into an utterance in a second language.
Rationale 2: An interpreter is an individual who mediates spoken or signed communication between people using different languages without adding, omitting, or distorting meaning or editorializing. The objective of the professional interpreter is for the complete transfer of the thought behind the utterance in one language into an utterance in a second language.
Rationale 3: The questions should be addressed to the client, not the interpreter.
Rationale 4: The questions should be addressed to the client, not the family, unless the client is incapable of answering.
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