A PATIENT’S JOURNEY TO CARE
Referral
- Carlos is a 48-year-old Hispanic man with CKD who has recently progressed from Stage 3 to Stage 4
- Carlos is fluent in Spanish but is trying to improve his English by speaking with his daughter
During his most recent visit, Carlos’s nephrologist started discussing kidney transplant with him. The nephrologist referred Carlos for transplant evaluation and provided him with educational resources on the kidney transplant referral process, which are in English. If you were Carlos, what would be your next step?
(Please select an option below)
OPTION 1
Carlos accepts the resources provided to him but is not confident he will fully understand. He plans to review the resources with his daughter the next time she is available.
OPTION 2
Carlos senses the urgency of the referral process and does not want to wait to review the resources with his daughter. Carlos asks his nephrologist if the resources provided are available in any language other than English.
