Presentation Submitted by Beth Wilson, RI SHHH
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Family Member Facts
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Family member may be worst interpreter
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cannot be neutral in this setting
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may withhold information
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may start reporting symptoms
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Patient with hearing loss should not be a spectator
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Real Life Example
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“Can you tell me what this word means?”
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(word is chemotherapy)
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“I think I’m dying but they won’t tell me.”