BS Nursing Leadership and management in Nursing
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A nurse is advocating for a patient who speaks a different language and does not have family present. The nurse’s first step should be to:

A. Use hand gestures to try and communicate complex information.
B. Ask another patient in the ward to translate.
C. Request a professional medical interpreter from the hospital.
D. Wait until a family member arrives to proceed with care.

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  • Use hand gestures to try and communicate complex information.
  • Ask another patient in the ward to translate.
  • Request a professional medical interpreter from the hospital.
  • Wait until a family member arrives to proceed with care.

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