A Nurse Is Caring for a Child Who Does Not

question 5

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a child who does not speak English.The parents are able to understand and speak only limited English.What action by the nurse is best?

• A) Allow the patient's 12-year-old sister to interpret.
• B) See if there is another family member who can interpret.
• C) Use a professionally trained interpreter for this family.
• D) Use the Internet to translate written information in the native language.

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Definitions:

Diabetes

A chronic condition characterized by high levels of sugar in the blood due to the body's inability to produce or properly use insulin.

Elevational Pallor

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