Description
By 2050, the Latino population is expected to reach 96 million. By then, 1 in 4 of your patients may be of Latino background.

In some health care positions you can earn more money per year if you can communicate with one of the fastest-growing patient populations--Spanish-speaking patients. Advance professionally and earn continuing education through the useful and quick-learn method presented in Medical Spanish Made Incredibly Easy!

This incredibly useful resource provides: easy-to-read two-column format; picture dictionary of common objects; and a quick-course dictionary of key terms and indexes in English and Spanish. Communicate with your Spanish-speaking patients by learning:

• basic rules of Spanish pronunciation and grammar
• common Spanish words and phrases used in health care
• clear body-system illustrations with anatomy in English and Spanish
• questions and instructions that cover health problems, history, and lifestyle for all body systems
• medication, procedures, nutrition, and more.

Be well on your way to success and performance and develop the tools you need for great patient care while putting your Spanish-speaking patients at ease!

Level: Basic
ISBN: 1582552916
ISBN-13: 9781582552910
Format: Textbook Paperback, 352pp
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 
Edition Description: 2
Edition Number: 2
Pub date: 2004

Content
Contributors and consultants
Foreword
The basics
Everyday words and phrases
Signs and symptoms
Examining the cardiovascular system
Examining the respiratory system
Examining the nervous system
Examining the GI system
Examining the GU and reproductive systems
Examining the musculoskeletal system
Examining the immune and endocrine systems
Examining the skin, hair, and nails
Examining the eyes, ears, nose, and throat
Diagnostic tests
Major disorders
Medication
Procedures
Surgery
Nutrition and diet therapy
Medical equipment and supplies
Appendices
Patient-teaching aids (with translations)
English-Spanish quick-course guide
Incredibly Easy picture dictionary
Index

Dietetic professionals
CPE Level: 2
Suggested Commission on Dietetic Registration Learning Need Codes: It is the sole responsibility of the dietetic professional to determine the learning need code met by a course. numedix.com provides the following "suggested" codes, but the professional can deviate from them if they feel another need is met.
1040 Cultural sensitivity
1060 Foreign language, cultures
1070 Leadership, critical and strategic thinking
1130 Verbal communication skills, presentations
1140 Written communication skills, publishing
3000 Nutrition assessment
4000 Wellness and public health
4030 Dietary guidelines, DRIs, Food Guide Pyramid, food labeling
6000 Education, training and counseling
6010 Behavior change theories, techniques
6020 Counseling, therapy and facilitation skills
6030 Education theories and techniques for adults
6040 Education theories and techniques for children and adolescents
6050 Instructional materials development
7040 Consultation