The nurse is caring for an older patient who only speaks Spanish. To meet the national standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services in healthcare, what will the nurse do? Select all that apply.

1. Offer language assistance services to the patient.
2. Post signs in the patient's room written in Spanish.
3. Encourage the patient's family members to serve as interpreters.
4. Explain the cost to employ an interpreter to help the patient with language needs.
5. Provide a written notice in the patient's language informing of the right to receive language assistance services.


1. Offer language assistance services to the patient.
2. Post signs in the patient's room written in Spanish.
5. Provide a written notice in the patient's language informing of the right to receive language assistance services.

Explanation: 1. To meet the national standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services, the nurse needs to offer language assistance services to the patient.
2. To meet the national standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services, the nurse needs to post signage in the patient's native language.
3. Family should not be used to provide interpretive services except upon request by the patient.
4. Healthcare organizations must offer and provide language assistance services at no cost to each patient.
5. To meet the national standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services, the nurse needs to provide the patient with a written notice in the patient's language, informing the patient of the right to receive language assistance services.

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