An Introduction to Spanish for Health Care Workers : Communication and Culture

by Robert O. Chase

Other authorsClarisa B. Medina de Chase (Author)
Paper Book, 2003

Status

Available

Call number

ISMC Library - W 15 C487i 2003

Publication

New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 2nd edition

ISBN

0300097158 / 9780300097153

Description

An introductory Spanish classroom text designed for students with little or no background in Spanish, this book focuses on the vocabulary and grammar, including colloquial terms and slang, that doctors, nurses, and medical technicians need in order to treat their Spanish-speaking patients.

Local notes

CONTENTS:
"Hello, I Am the Doctor" -- Greetings and Farewells -- Personal Characteristics -- Cultural Note: "Hispanics in the United States" -- "How Are You?" -- Where Are You? -- The Specialties -- Cultural Note: Attitudes and Ourselves -- "What Is the Matter?" -- Colds and Flu Season -- Basic Needs -- Parts of the Body -- Pain -- Injuries -- The Receptionist -- Name and Address -- Numbers for Vital Signs, the Telephone, and Age -- Making Appointments -- The Registration Interview -- Telling Time -- The Pronunciation of N, R, RR, LL, and Y -- Cultural Note: Expressions for Every Day -- The Family -- Cultural Note: La familia -- Taking Family History -- Cultural Note: What's in a Name? -- The Pharmacy -- Medication Administration -- Indications and Side Effects -- The Pill Organizer -- Asthma -- Cultural Note: La confianza -- Diet and Nutrition -- Meals -- Special Diets -- Cultural Note: Starchy Vegetables -- The Physical Exam -- History of the Patient's Chief Complaint -- The Past (Preterit) Tense -- What Happened? -- Before Surgery -- Taking Medical History -- Current Conditions -- Symptoms -- Surgery -- Vaccinations -- Hospitalizations, Dentistry, and Mental Health -- Cultural Note: Los nervios -- Maternity and Safer Sex -- Cultural Note: Fathers and Childbirth -- Cultural Note: The Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Cultural Note: The Joy of Language -- The Spanish Alphabet -- A Guide to Some Irregular and Stem-Changing Verbs.
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