A Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who Does Not

question 3

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client who does not speak English and finds it difficult to communicate with the client.Which of these actions should the nurse take?

• A)Ask the health care provider to explain client-care routines to the client.
• B)Request the supervisor to change assignments.
• C)Find an interpreter either in the client's family or from the facility resource pool.
• D)Refrain from speaking to the client,as to prevent confusion.

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Definitions:

Percentile

A value on a scale of 100 that indicates the percent of a distribution that is equal to or below it.

Quartiles

Divisions of a data set that mark three points to divide the data into four equal parts, each representing a quarter of the dataset.

Histogram

A graphical representation of data using bars of different heights to show the frequency of data in different intervals.

Interquartile Range

The difference between the 75th and 25th percentiles of a data set, representing the spread of the middle 50% of values.