The Nurse Is Performing an Admission Assessment of a 72-Year-Old

The nurse is performing an admission assessment of a 72-year-old female patient who understands minimal English. An interpreter who speaks the patients language is unavailable and no members of the care team speak the language. How should the nurse best perform data collection?

A) Have a family member provide the data.
B) Obtain the data from the old chart and physicians assessment.
C) Obtain the data only from the patient, prioritizing aspects that the patient understands.
D) Collect all possible data from the patient and have the family supplement missing details.