Nurses Using Spanish In Atlanta, GA

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I'm not bilingual, but I'm curious to know how often you actually have to speak Spanish while nursing in Atlanta, GA. Do they have interpreters at the hospitals or nursing homes? I'm sure they don't pay more if you're bilingual, but it makes a person more competitive. I'm interested in learning Spanish fluently, but I'm not sure the best way to start. Is Rosetta Stone any good for a true beginner? I've never taken a Spanish class before. Thanks for your help.:)

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I feel like taking class at your local college would be more cost-effective than Rosetta Stone, but I could be wrong! Rosetta Stone will not teach you reading and writing either, and it most certainly won't teach you anatomy or diseases in Spanish.

But for conversational Spanish, Rosetta Stone is great.

I think there are books out there as well geared towards learning Spanish for the medical field, too :)

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Specializes in Rehab, Geriatrics & School Nurse.

coversational spanish and book spanish isnt the same...HighNursingGoals did u ever find something or someone to help u to learn Spanish

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Specializes in hospice, HH, LTC, ER,OR.

In the nursing home I worked in we didnt have a translator. I dont think administration cared that we really could not really communicate with the patient. Praise the lord he did speak english sometimes.

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At the hospital I work at, we don't have to speak any spanish at all. We can call language services and they will bring up a phone that will automatically connect to a live translator (and the phone covers a wide variety of languages, it gets preprogrammed before they bring it up). The live translator doesn't always connect instantly. Sometimes you wait and listen to the phone ring a bit before someone else picks up. Also the person from language services does speak spanish, so they can take care of any immediate things you have to say or questions you have for the patient. I'm nearly positive that you do not get paid more for being bilingual. At least I didn't.

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Specializes in Rehab, Geriatrics & School Nurse.

I just want to learn it..Im pretty sure u can get paid extra. I think the school district offer a class about spanish for nurses. My friend is a Translator for schools and she told me I can take classes for like $40.

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If you can take the class for $40 I would say definitely go for it!!! Where is the class located??

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