Spanish for Health Care Providers

Catalog description

Spanish for Health Care Providers is designed for individuals majoring in nursing or working in health-related areas. The course focuses on vocabulary needed for the healthcare workplace, with grammar taught as a task-based practical skill. Students will learn phrases used to complete health assessments which include conducting interviews, filling out forms, writing reports, and reading and understanding medical articles and brochures. Prevalent disease processes will be discussed as well as cultural practices that affect health care, specifically the health care of Spanish-speaking patients. This course does not fulfill any part of the Florida state language requirements.