q.d., A Daily Dose of Spanish is the bilingual healthcare handbook of choice. Use it to communicate with your Spanish-speaking patients from triage to discharge. The handy guide addresses cultural issues and vocabulary variations among the different Latin American communities. It shows you how to ask questions so the patient understands them and it translates answers from a variety of communication styles. With A Daily Dose in your pocket you can set up a bilingual practice, learn to translate the meaning of a phrase ...
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q.d., A Daily Dose of Spanish is the bilingual healthcare handbook of choice. Use it to communicate with your Spanish-speaking patients from triage to discharge. The handy guide addresses cultural issues and vocabulary variations among the different Latin American communities. It shows you how to ask questions so the patient understands them and it translates answers from a variety of communication styles. With A Daily Dose in your pocket you can set up a bilingual practice, learn to translate the meaning of a phrase without the pitfalls of literal translations like false cognates. The handbook is user-friendly and it includes a section in Spanish for your patients. Although it isn't a dictionary, each chapter contains a glossary. Study it in advance and keep it with you until it becomes your personal healthcare Spanish coach.
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