In which situation should the nurse be most concerned that communication was distorted?
1. The nurse obtains an admission history from the parents of an adopted child.
2. The nurse gives discharge instructions to a couple in their early 80s.
3. The nurse manager hires a new nurse originally from the Philippines.
4. The emergency nurse receives a client who was transferred via ambulance for confusion.
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Rationale 1: Just because this child is adopted does not mean that the admission history will not be correct or that communication with the child or parents will be impaired.
Rationale 2: Just because a person is older does not mean that communication is impaired.
Rationale 3: Just because the person is from another country does not mean that communication will be distorted.
Rationale 4: Communication will be most affected by the confusion of the client because the nurse cannot be sure of anything the client said or that the client understood anything the nurse tried to communicate.
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