Diverse Health Care Beliefs and Practices

Question 11 • *GV 2018 - P.E. Health Science - PE201

Which of the following statements about language and healthcare practices are true? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Answer

Hospitals attempt to reduce communication issues or barriers by providing written information in different languages.

A healthcare provider can smile and use nonverbal gestures to make a patient who speaks a foreign language more comfortable.

Patients cannot receive adequate care if they are in a healthcare facility where their dominant language is not spoken.

Hospitals are often staffed with workers who can speak languages other than the dominant language used in the hospital.

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