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  1. Bilingual nurses?

    I forget words all the time. I thought I was having early oldtimer's disease!
  2. Bilingual nurses?

    I once had a paramedic tell me about a man trapped in a car in what turned out to be a fatal accident. The paramedic knew the victim and knew he spoke beautiful English; as a result of the pain and trauma the victim only remembered his mother tongue....
  3. Bilingual nurses?

    Jnette, You will probably find it very easy to learn Spanish. Your training in languages and your knowledge of Latin and French will help enormously. A simple conversational class with some medical phrases thrown in and you will blow everyone away! I...
  4. Bilingual nurses?

    Tone. Some languages, primarily Asian, have tones. There is meaning in the tones. English speakers who have not been exposed to the up and down and "curving" inflections of Thai or Mandarin or Hmong have a great deal of difficulty in getting it righ...
  5. Bilingual nurses?

    Tone. Some languages, primarily Asian, have tones. There is meaning in the tones. English speakers who have not been exposed to the up and down and "curving" inflections of Thai or Mandarin or Hmong have a great deal of difficulty in getting it righ...
  6. Bilingual nurses?

    I publish several books that allow medical professionals to communicate with non-English-speakers. As a result I get calls from everywhere in the United States. Without a doubt, Spanish training will be the most important language to pick up first. A...