Spanish Competency for Nurses
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Senior
Major
Nursing and Spanish
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Jennifer Coleman
Presentation Format
Poster Presentation
Abstract/Description
The United States has traditionally been called the melting pot, but this melting pot can present problems when a country has a multitude of races, people, cultures, and languages living in the same community. The people who see this problem most are the public servants: social workers, police officers, firefighters, nurses, doctors, and accountants. The Evidence Based Research Project seeks to find if there is a better way to solve the problem communicating with Limited English Proficiency Patients. Patients with lower English proficiency deserve the same care as those patients whose first language is English; however, research shows they have less access to care, longer stays, more stress, and less information retention. My research seeks to find if there is a better way to solve the problem of language barriers already in use. Furthermore, if teaching Spanish to nurses at the university level and in the workplace could greatly improve the health of not only Hispanic patients, but also all lower English Proficiency Patients.
Fall Scholars Week 2018 Event
Evidence Based Best Practices in Clinical Healthcare
Spanish Competency for Nurses
The United States has traditionally been called the melting pot, but this melting pot can present problems when a country has a multitude of races, people, cultures, and languages living in the same community. The people who see this problem most are the public servants: social workers, police officers, firefighters, nurses, doctors, and accountants. The Evidence Based Research Project seeks to find if there is a better way to solve the problem communicating with Limited English Proficiency Patients. Patients with lower English proficiency deserve the same care as those patients whose first language is English; however, research shows they have less access to care, longer stays, more stress, and less information retention. My research seeks to find if there is a better way to solve the problem of language barriers already in use. Furthermore, if teaching Spanish to nurses at the university level and in the workplace could greatly improve the health of not only Hispanic patients, but also all lower English Proficiency Patients.