Spanish for Healthcare Professionals

If you're a doctor, a nurse, or other hospital professional, this self-teaching book with two cassettes will help you communicate with patients whose only language is Spanish. Even if you can't speak any Spanish at all, you'll learn the words and phrases you need to know, and you'll quickly discover how to use them in practical situations. True-to-life dramatized situations are presented in the book and repeated on tape to help you get a sense of conversational Spanish. They focus on a fictional Spanish-speaking family who must speak with medical personnel as they deal with hospital admission, ask and answer questions about their symptoms, and handle typical documentation procedures. Book and Two 90-min. Cassettes Includes a health-care bilingual dictionary and pronunciation guide Read the dialogues, listen to the tapes, and you'll learn enough Spanish to guide patients through situations that include pregnancy, birth control, pediatric care, heart and lung diseases, geriatric care, communicable diseases, drug problems, emergencies, surgery, and more.Harvey, William C. is the author of 'Spanish for Healthcare Professionals ' with ISBN 9780764173004 and ISBN 0764173006.