Learning Objectives
- Communicate easily and competently with Spanish-speaking clients in a health-care setting
- Translate medical words and phrases quickly and accurately from English to Spanish or from Spanish to English. Pronounce and understand Spanish words.
- Identify commonly used terms and phrases and their Spanish translations such as greetings and introductions, days of week, months and seasons of the year, numbers, time expressions, and colors.
- Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about skin, hair and nails.
- Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about head and neck.
- Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about eyes.
- Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about ears.
- Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about the respiratory system.
- Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about the cardiovascular system.
- Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about gastrointestinal system.
- Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about the urinary system.
- Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about the female reproductive system and female breasts.
- Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about the male reproductive system.
- Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about the nervous system.
- Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about the musculoskeletal system.
- Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about the immune system.
- Ask the patient in Spanish to describe his complaints, signs and symptoms concerning his current health status, medical history and family history about the endocrine system.
- Use correct Spanish translations for thousands of medical words and phrases commonly used during the initial assessment, history taking and physical examination.
- Ask questions to investigate psychosocial considerations.
Course Contents
- Introduction to Spanish
- Numbers
- Days, Months, Dates Seasons
- Clock Time
- Adjectives
- Estar, Ser
- Physical Examination
- Admissions Data
- Daily Activities
- Nutritional Status
- Sleep
- Hair, Nails and Skin
- Head and Neck
- Musculoskeletal System
- Respiratory System
- Cardiovascular System
- Gastrointestinal System
- Urinary System
- Male Reproductive System
- Female Breasts
- Female Reproductive System
- Nervous System
- Endocrine System
- Immune System and Blood
- Dental Conversations
- Important Expressions
- Vocabulary