Caring for patients with non-English language preferences
03/27/24 at 03:00 AM
Caring for patients with non-English language preferences
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses; 3/25/24
... With a growing population of people who speak a language other than English at home, nurses and other healthcare professionals must work toward providing better language-inclusive medical care. ... Nurses and other clinical providers must be well-informed regarding the lifesaving nature of language access in healthcare despite any personal bias against or perceived inconvenience of using interpreter services. [This article includes: ]
- Challenges to Access ...
- Barriers Lead to Inequity ...
- It's Required [regulatory and federal] ...
- How You Can Help [includes "best practices when working with medical interpreters" and "negative attitudes on language equity] ...
- Looking Forward ...