If a Patient Is Not Comfortable with English, What Should

question 32

Multiple Choice

If a patient is not comfortable with English, what should the medical assistant avoid?

• A) Speaking directly to the patient instead of the translator
• B) Speaking slowly and using simple terms when speaking to the patient
• C) Arranging for telephone or video translation services
• D) Using the patient's child as a translator

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Definitions:

Rank Sum Statistic

A statistical measure used in non-parametric tests to evaluate the significance of the difference between two independent samples based on ranks of the data.

Sample Size

The number of subjects or observations included in a study or experiment, which can affect the validity and reliability of statistical analyses.

Normal Approximation

A statistical method that applies the normal distribution to approximate the distribution of various sample statistics under certain conditions.

Two-Sided P-Value

The probability of observing an effect at least as extreme as the test statistic, considering both tails of the distribution in a two-sided test.