Spanish: A Crash Course for Healthcare Providers

Develop Spanish Language Skills For:

• Admission to Discharge
• History Taking & the Physical Exam
• Common Conditions
• Medications, Tests & Treatments
• Mental Health Assessments
• Exercise, Diet, Sleep & More

Are you struggling to communicate with your Spanish-speaking patients? If so, here’s the perfect solution. Whether you’re new to the Spanish language or just want a refresher, this fun and simple course will give you the basic tools you need to bridge the communication gap. With increasing numbers of Spanish-speaking patients entering the healthcare system every year, it’s more crucial than ever for health professionals to learn medical Spanish. You’re a busy person, and you don’t have time to waste—so this course gets right to the survival Spanish medical personnel really need to know.

Starting with a brief review of the basics of Spanish pronunciation, you’ll move right into simple words for everyday topics. Next, you’ll get into the Spanish you must know as you discover how to ask about pain, symptoms, medical histories, and patients’ feelings. You’ll learn how to talk about body parts, diets, medical care, treatments and medications. Don’t miss this opportunity to improve your Spanish skills during this seminar geared for today’s busy adult learner and taught in an atmosphere that guarantees rapid language acquisition and valuable cross-cultural awareness.

OUTLINE

Welcoming Patients

• Introducing yourself
• Asking questions
• Hours, days and months
• Time: Order of events
• Intake and assessment
  • Verbs for fact finding (past, present, future)

Parts of the Body

• Teeth to toes
• Internal organs

Common Medical Conditions

• Symptoms
• Special assessments
• Neural exam
  • Forming orientation questions
• Tests & treatments
• Visiting the patient floors
  • Call buttons
  • Explaining visiting hours
  • Soothing words

Medications

• Medication classifications
• Side effect vocabulary

Diets

• Food preparations and restrictions

Mental Status

• Depression and anxiety in Hispanic patients
• Uncovering symptoms
• Substance abuse
  • CAGE assessment tool

Wound care

• First aid vocabulary
• Giving instructions for care

Sleep

• Vocabulary

Exercises and Physical Therapy

• Review of frequency words
• Movement vocabulary

Discharge

• Giving instructions
• Keys to making appointments

Legal

• Decision-Maker vocabulary
• Directives

OBJECTIVES

• Identify basic Spanish words and phrases needed to communicate with Spanish speaking patients in your role as a healthcare provider.
• Analyze the physical and mental health needs of the growing Hispanic community in the U.S.
• Integrate basic Spanish communication immediately into your practice through simple, modified application of language.
• Perform assessments on Spanish-speaking patients with comfort and proficiency.
• Explain how to conduct admission evaluations and gather relevant history.
• Communicate effectively with Spanish-speaking patients during tests and treatments.
• Implement Spanish communication strategies for medications, special diets, physical therapy, and mental health assessments.

To order the book, Spanish for Healthcare Pocket Guide and Reference Card Package, please visit our product store.

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