The Everything Spanish Phrase Book for Health Care Professionals

A quick reference for medical and emergency situations

By Saskia Gorospe Rombouts with Courtney Barbetto, RN

Format: Paperback

SKU# Z2367

Details

This book is the perfect guide for doctors, nurses, and other health care personnel who treat Hispanic patients who speak little or no English. It includes more than 1,400 useful lists of phrases and words that are most likely to be used in a medical setting. Readers can flip quickly to the appropriate section for help in asking and answering questions.This handy reference helps medical and administrative staff to:

Make appointments
Collect medical history and insurance information
Describe procedures
Ask about symptoms and pain
Reassure and comfort patients

This pocket-sized guide even features the basics of Spanish grammar and punctuation. Complete with Spanish and English glossaries, and is all health care workers need to communicate effectively with their Hispanic patients and family members.

Saskia Gorospe Rombouts (Chicago, IL) is an educator, writer, and editor with extensive experience in the creation of Spanish-language educational materials. A native of Spain, she has taught Spanish to children and adults and is a supervising editor at Parlo.com, a language-learning Internet site.

Courtney Barbetto, RN (Bridgewater, MA), has been a nurse for twenty years. She currently works in the Emergency Department at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, MA.

Additional Information

SKU	Z2367
Author/Speaker/Editor	Saskia Gorospe Rombouts with Courtney Barbetto, RN
File/Trim Size	4-1/4 x 7
Format	Paperback
ISBN 13	9781598698268
Number Of Pages	288