A discharge explanation in the wrong language

Setting: A hospital discharge lounge

An adult can manage everyday conversation in English but wants an interpreter for a discharge discussion. A professional telephone interpreter is available; the final written plan has not yet been explained.

Task

Explore the concern behind the opening: "My daughter says she can translate, but I do not want her to know everything."
Clarify the specific barrier and acknowledge its effect on the patient.
Explain the supplied next steps and respond to this possible question: "Will asking for this make the team think I have not been listening?"
Check the patient can distinguish what is agreed from what needs confirmation.

A discharge explanation in the wrong language supplied plan

An adult can manage everyday conversation in English but wants an interpreter for a discharge discussion. A professional telephone interpreter is available; the final written plan has not yet been explained.
A professional telephone interpreter can join this discharge conversation in the patient's preferred language.
The nurse can discuss the plan privately, then invite the daughter back only for information the patient agrees to share.
The discharge plan is not changed by the interpreter request, and the nurse should not assume family translation is acceptable.
I can arrange a professional Polish interpreter by telephone for this explanation. We can begin with your daughter outside, as you requested.
After the private discussion, you can decide whether to invite her back and what you want us to explain with her present. The interpreter request does not change your discharge plan.

Fictional exam scenario only. Supplied arrangements are not medical guidance for a real patient..