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A Female Patient from a Refugee Community Is in the Emergency

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A female patient from a refugee community is in the emergency department and needs urgent surgery.The patient defers making a choice on the operation,preferring to wait for a cultural elder to arrive.What action by the nurse is most appropriate?


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