A New RN Graduate Is Assessing a Newly Admitted Non-English-Speaking

question 1

Multiple Choice

A new RN graduate is assessing a newly admitted non-English-speaking Chinese patient who complains of severe headaches. The charge nurse should intervene if the new RN's first action is to

• A) sit down at the bedside.
• B) palpate the patient's scalp.
• C) call for a medical interpreter.
• D) avoid eye contact with the patient.

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