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? Standard Text: Select all that apply

Question

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.

Answer 1

1,2,5
Rationale: To meet the national standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services, the nurse needs to offer language assistance services to the patient.