In the Process of Preparing a Hmong Patient for an Interventional

question 16

Multiple Choice

In the process of preparing a Hmong patient for an interventional procedure,you discover the patient speaks no English.She has no family members with her and was escorted down by hospital transport.A necessary part of the examination is for the patient to complete an informed consent document.An effective strategy you could use to accomplish this would be

• A) speaking slowly and deliberately in English and showing the patient where to sign the document.
• B) trying to act out the intent of the document through demonstration and modeling.
• C) asking a coworker to witness your explanation of the document and the patient's signature.
• D) delaying the procedure until a hospital translator can be present during the explanation.

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Definitions:

Central Nervous

Pertains to the part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, which integrates information and coordinates all bodily functions.

Knee-Jerk Reflex

A rapid, automatic response to a stimulus, such as a physical tap, that causes the knee to jerk involuntarily.

Interneurons

A type of neuron that connects sensory and motor neurons and processes information in the brain or spinal cord.

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, which extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column, serving as the central pathway for nervous system messages.