Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Speedy Spanish for Nursing Personnel is a pocket-size Spanish language
reference tool for the nursing professional. A unique index system gives
fingertip access to all the phrases needed to bridge the English-Spanish
communication gap in nursing care. Comes with a clear vinyl cover.
Product Details
- Paperback: 24 pages
- Publisher: Baja Books; 1 edition (June 25, 1988)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0961582944
- ISBN-13: 978-0961582944
- Product Dimensions: 5 x 3.2 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.6 ounces
- Average Customer Review:
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customer reviews)
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I WORK IN A HOSPITAL ON A CARDIAC FLOOR. THIS IS EXTREMELY USEFUL. PHRASES THAT
I USE WITH THE PATIENTS EVERYDAY. EVERYONE BORROWS THIS FROM ME/ IT IS A MUST
HAVE FOR NURSING.
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as a travel nurse i've found this as a great resource for the basics of
communicating to spanish speaking people in the ER. Fits great in my pocket!
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The booklet was smaller than I expected but it covered all of the translations I
was looking for.
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I've had this little booklet for a few years now and it is used almost every day
in the Emergency Department where I work. Having had several years of Spanish in
high school and college, I have to admit that this is by no means a complete
resource. It is, however, highly portable (tucks into a pocket nicely), well
organized, easy to use, and covers the vocabulary well enough to perform a basic
assessment. My colleagues continually borrow it and all have found it useful.
It's cheap and it works.
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As hospitals become more culturally diverse it becomes more difficult for
nursing personnel to communicate instructions and information to non-English
speaking patients and their families. Speedy Spanish for Nursing Personnel is an
exceptional find.
I initially purchased them for members of my staff on one unit in an 800 bed
hospital. At first the administrators were concerned with what we would do if
the patients answered our non-Spanish speaking caregivers in Spanish. But that
problem has never come up, since we've had the book. Almost everything in it is
a statement or a question to be answered yes or no.
The words and phrases are so simple and are spelled out phonetically for easy
pronunciation. They relate directly to what we need to communicate: "Turn over,
cough, I need to take you blood pressure. I need a urine specimen. Please remove
your clothes and put on this gown. We are taking you to xray. I'm going to
change your dressing."
We carry the books in our uniform pockets for quick reference, and can even open
it and read from it directly to the patient if we need to. The tabs provide
quick access to the right phrases. And it stays neat and tidy, with its laminate
finish and plastic pocket pouch. The feedback from this little pocket sized book
has been phenomenal. Some say it is the most useful gift I've ever given them.
It didn't take long for the hospital to make Speedy Spanish available to our
entire hospital staff.
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This little booklet is a handy pocket sized reference which will give you the
words you need to communicate with Spanish speaking patients. I was very
impressed with all the information it contains.
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