Spanish for Nurses

by Rudy Valenzuela FSP MSN RN FNP-C

Spanish for Nurses can help you communicate clearly in most types of medical situations, from basic greetings to more complex phrases. Become comfortable taking patient histories, describing medical tests and explaining diagnoses with this guide to medical terms in Spanish.

Learn dialogues from greetings to the

Nurse
Good morning. What brings you to the office today?
Buenos días. ¿A qué viene a la oficina hoy?
('bweh-nohs 'dee-ahs ah keh bee-'eh-neh ah lah oh-fee-'see-nah 'oh-ee)

Patient
I’m here to see the doctor. I have a stomachache.
Vengo a ver al doctor. Me duele el estómago.
(behn-goh ah behr ahl dohk-'tohr / meh doo-'eh-leh ehl ehs-'toh-mah-goh)

Nurse
Describe your Acute? Comes and goes?
Describa su ¿Agudo? ¿Va y viene?
(dehs-'kree-bah soo doh-'lohr / ah-'goo-doh / bah ee bee-'eh-neh)

Genres: Spanish Literature

272 pages, Paperback

First published April 17, 2007

Reviews

[Misbah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lot of good phrases to help nurses/doctors interact with Spanish speaking patients. Half of it was a glossary and a lot of the phrases related themselves. Not a good stand alone book.