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Managed Care Nursing

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Which of the following healthcare principles is a breach of the AHA Patient Care and Partnership: Understanding Expectations, Rights, and Responsibilities?
  1. The nurse asks the patient to share their goals for the current hospitalization.
  2. The physician provides details about the treatment plan to include results of exam, diagnosis, and prognosis.
  3. The provider asks the husband to translate for him to the patient (wife).
  4. The nurse arranges for patient translation services due ensure safe communication.
Explanation
Answer: C-A breach of the AHA Patient Care and Partnership: Understanding Expectations, Rights, and Responsibilities is when the provider asks the husband to translate versus obtaining an appropriate translator for medical translation. This breach can negatively impact various rights of the patient and care outcomes as some medical verbiage can be difficult to translate without proper training.
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