Dan is a nursing assistant who is told he will be taking care of Javier, a patient transferred from a Mexican hospital. When Dan observes Javier with the doctor, he notices that Javier is listening intently, but doesn't say much. He then hears Javier's family speaking Spanish in the hallway. Dan assumes that Javier does not speak English and he uses hand gestures when interacting with him. Dan later observes Javier speaking to a family member in English.
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illnesses and disabilitiesDan assumes Javier cannot speak English based on Javier’s quiet behavior and the fact that his family speaks Spanish. That is an unsupported judgment about Javier, rather than a confirmed language barrier. The correct choice is opinions and judgement; Javier’s later conversation in English shows why Dan’s assumption was mistaken.
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