Mr. D Mr. D is a 90-year-old man who was admitted to the hospital with complaints of nausea, vomiting, left arm pain, and chest pain. An electrocardiogram (ECG) is performed, and he is diagnosed as having a myocardial infarction. Mr. D has a long history of comorbidities including hypertension, diabetes, and congestive heart failure (CHF). […]
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Discuss,Your patient is new to America and speaks no English at all. His native language is Serbian. He has no family or other support for him. How do you plan on working through the language barrier? How will you explain procedures to him?
You are caring for a patient on the telemetry unit to rule out a myocardial infarction. Your patient is new to America and speaks no English at all. His native language is Serbian. He has no family or other support for him. How do you plan on working through the language barrier? How will you […]
