Place the nurse's actions in the correct order to prepare a postpartum client with limited English proficiency for safe discharge.

Quick answer
The correct order is: arrange interpreter and assess readiness; provide warning sign education; review specific risk factors; develop action plan; verify understanding and confirm follow-up.

Why this is correct
The client's anxiety, language barrier, and new headache require a sequence that first establishes effective communication and readiness, then delivers information, personalizes it to the client's risk profile, plans actions, and confirms comprehension before discharge.

Clinical picture
In postpartum care, especially with hypertensive disorders, timely recognition of warning signs is critical. A new headache may indicate preeclampsia. Effective education requires overcoming language barriers and addressing anxiety before teaching can be effective.

Memory hook
Use the mnemonic 'Assess, Teach, Personalize, Plan, Verify' for patient education sequences.

NCLEX decision rule
Prioritize communication and readiness before teaching; always verify understanding with teach-back before discharge.

Why the alternatives are wrong
Teaching before assessing readiness may lead to poor comprehension. Developing a plan before reviewing specific risks may miss critical personalized information. Verifying understanding before teaching is ineffective.