The nurse caring for a Spanish-speaking patient uses the assistance of an interpreter to help with preoperative teaching. While implementing the education, the nurse should
a. look directly at the patient.
b. never use pantomime gestures.
c. ask lengthy questions to provide clarity.
d. ask a family member to assist with interpretation.
ANS: A
When using an interpreter, the nurse should look directly at the patient, not at the interpreter, while conversing. Sometimes supplementing questions with pictures and pantomime gestures may be helpful. The nurse should keep questions brief, asking them one at a time to give the interpreter an opportunity to rephrase the question and obtain a response. Whenever a third person enters into the communication cycle, lack of clarity and misinterpretation can occur.
You might also like to view...
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is to be prescribed a cholinergic drug. Which condition, if found, would alert the nurse to a possible contraindication to the prescribed therapy? Select all that apply
A) Pancreatitis B) Diabetes C) Asthma D) Hyperthyroidism E) Peptic ulcer disease
An older patient is diagnosed with bacteremia. What should the nurse suspect as being the cause of this patient's health problem? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Pneumonia 2. Herpes zoster 3. Antibiotic use 4. Infected leg wound 5. Urinary tract infection
What type of product would a physician most likely order for a client to treat hypovolemic shock?
a. 0.9% normal saline c. nasoenteric feeding b. oral rehydration fluid d. hypotonic IV fluid
A driver was trapped in a car for several hours after an earthquake caused a bridge to collapse
A year later this person still has nightmares and reexperiences feelings of fear associated with being trapped in the car. The assessment findings are consistent with symptoms of: a. agoraphobia. b. panic attacks. c. generalized anxiety disorder. d. posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).