Which action would best promote accurate translations as well as confidentiality when the caregiver does not speak the patient's language?
A)Ask a person unfamiliar with the patient to translate.
B)Have a friend of the patient translate.
C)Ask simple leading questions that the patient may understand.
D)Use a neighbor as translator.
E)Involve the family with the translation.

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When you do not speak the patient's language, family members or friends may pose a communication barrier and may have issues of confidentiality; a stranger as an interpreter is less biased.

Which Action Would Best Promote Accurate Translations as Well as Confidentiality