Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 789 of 2368
A client who is learning English will receive discharge teaching. Which action by the nurse is best?
- Arrange for a professional medical interpreter to help with the teaching
- Speak louder and more slowly in English
- Give an English handout and ask the client to read it at home
- Use gestures only to show the steps
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Correct answer: Arrange for a professional medical interpreter to help with the teaching
Professional medical interpreters help ensure accurate communication with English-language learners.
Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Teaching & Learning: Cultural Considerations. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026