Spanish for Nurses and Other Health Professionals

Learning Objectives

1. Communicate easily and competently with Spanish-speaking clients in a health-care setting

2. Translate medical words and phrases quickly and accurately from English to Spanish or from Spanish to English. Pronounce and understand Spanish words.

3. Identify commonly used terms and phrases and their Spanish translations such as greetings and introductions, days of week, months and seasons of the year, numbers, time expressions, and colors.

4. Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about skin, hair and nails.

5. Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about head and neck.

6. Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about eyes.

7. Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about ears.

8. Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about the respiratory system.

9. Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about the cardiovascular system.

10. Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about gastrointestinal system.

11. Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about the urinary system.

12. Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about the female reproductive system and female breasts.

13. Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about the male reproductive system.

14. Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about the nervous system.

15. Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about the musculoskeletal system.

16. Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about the immune system.

17. Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about the endocrine system.

18. Use correct Spanish translations for thousands of medical words and phrases commonly used during the initial assessment, history taking and physical examination.

19. Ask questions to investigate psychosocial considerations.