1. Interpreters as Voice for Patients with Limited English Proficiency
- Author
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Paul, Karina
- Subjects
Transcultural nursing -- Methods ,Translators (Persons) -- Services ,Immigrants -- Health aspects -- Social aspects ,Health - Abstract
Immigrants encounter many obstacles when accessing adequate healthcare services in a new country, including linguistic inequities. Nurses should use professional interpreters during healthcare encounters with patients with limited English proficiency but consider patient preferences for informal interpretation services, documenting their wishes as a clinical note in the medical record. Keywords medical interpreters, limited English proficiency, LEP, immigrants, patient outcomes, malpractice, communication, population specific, transcultural care, legal issues, The United States has more immigrants than other countries, with just about every country in the world represented among its immigrant population. However, only half of immigrants age 5 and [...]
- Published
- 2022