The nurse preparing a Latino patient for a diagnostic procedure states, "After the cardiac catherization, you will need to be supine. We will also assess you for a thrombus." Which statement below is true?
a) The statements are appropriate to teach the patient about the procedure.
b) The nurse is using healthcare jargon in her explanation to the patient.
c) The nurse should use an interpreter to explain the procedure to the patient.
d) The information will have to be repeated to a family member, when he/she arrives.
Ans: b) The nurse is using healthcare jargon in her explanation to the patient.
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