The nurse is performing an admission assessment for a non-English-speaking patient who is from China. Which actions could the nurse take to enhance communication ?

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Electronic translation applications,telephone-based interpreters,and agency interpreters are all appropriate to use to communicate with non-English-speaking patients. When no interpreter is available,family members may be considered,but some information that will be needed in an admission assessment may be misunderstood or not shared if a child is used as the interpreter. Gestures are appropriate to use,but exaggeration of the gestures is not needed.

The Nurse Is Performing an Admission Assessment for a Non-English-Speaking