A client is brought to the emergency department, does not speak English, and needs to have an emergency surgical procedure. The hospital has an interpreter available to explain the procedure and help with the consent form
When the interpreter arrives, the staff should make sure that: 1. The interpreter uses words the client is familiar with for the best understanding.
2. They ask the interpreter to translate as closely as possible the same words used by the professional staff.
3. The staff addresses the questions to the interpreter, so nothing is missed.
4. The client's family is included in the process and exchange of information.
2. They ask the interpreter to translate as closely as possible the same words used by the professional staff.
Rationale:
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 (California Healthcare Interpreters Association, 2002). It is not the interpreter's responsibility to determine what words the client finds familiar. The questions should be addressed to the client, not the interpreter. Asking the client's family, especially a child or spouse, to act as an interpreter should be avoided.
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