Spanish help!

[gospursgo07]

does anyone know of a computer program or a book/workbook with medical terms, common phrases, etc in spanish?

i work at a hospital where nearly 50% of my pt's are spanish speaking only, and would really like to brush up on my terminology.

thanks in advance!

[EmmaG, RN]

Here's a cool site. You can download and then print these off . He also included audio so you can hear how to correctly speak the questions and phrases.

http://medspanish.med.unr.edu/

[gospursgo07]

thanks for your quick response!

[EmmaG, RN]

thanks for your quick response!

You're welcome. I'm stuck inside with a cold/flu on a nasty, cold, rainy day. Thank God for allnurses :)

[BORI-BSNRN, BSN, RN]

does anyone know of a computer program or a book/workbook with medical terms, common phrases, etc in spanish?

i work at a hospital where nearly 50% of my pt's are spanish speaking only, and would really like to brush up on my terminology.

thanks in advance!

i just want to say that that it is a good thing of you trying to help with the spanish patients. not all th nurses likes to do it...thanks and god bless

[wooh, BSN, RN]

Here's a cool site. You can download and then print these off . He also included audio so you can hear how to correctly speak the questions and phrases.

http://medspanish.med.unr.edu/

Such a cool site, but I'm reading through some of them, and loved this:

I only speak a little spanish, so please answer my questions with yes or no.

What is your name?

[EmmaG, RN]

:lol2:

[3rdcareerRN]

See http://www.healthinfotranslations.com/index.php

Supported by several healthcare chains and the AMA Foundation.

Lots of language resources, not just Spanish, including signs, phrases, etc.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

My problem isn't finding the phrases I need to say...it's when they ANSWER me, at full speed, in whatever dialect, using words I don't know! So, I've asked about their chest pain---and then they TELL me!

And I end up just as confused as before I started.

[babynurselsa, RN]

I have also used http://www.dictionary.com

It has a translator that you can type in what you want and it will translate. I have used it to make handout sheets to give patients.

[RN1989]

I usually start off by telling my patients my name and that I know a LITTLE bit of Spanish and that it is very bad Spanish. And when I say all that IN Spanish, then they know I'm not lying about the "muy malo" Spanish. That makes them laugh and they usually start answering slowly with one or two word answers so I can process and understand what they told me. Those little plastic pocket Spanish books for healthcare workers are great to keep with you at work.

[gospursgo07]

thank you all for all of the advice! i truly appreciate your time!

Oh, and the name question was really funny! I caught that one as well