A client reports to the primary health care facility for routine physical examination after cardiac rehabilitation following myocardial infarction
Keeping in mind that the client speaks English as a second language, how should the nurse conduct the interview? A) The nurse should ask the client to express himself emotionally.
B) The nurse should avoid using complex medical terminology.
C) The nurse should sit at a long distance from the client.
D) The nurse should ask closed-ended questions.
B
Feedback:
The nurse should avoid using medical terminology and make the examination as simple as possible. People who speak English as a second language may not understand medical terminology. They may feel embarrassed to ask the nurse to repeat the information again. It is not necessary to sit at a long distance and the questions may be either closed-ended or open-ended. The acceptability of emotion is rooted in culture, not necessarily in language.
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