Spanish for Health Care ProfessionalsSpanish for Health Care Professionals
3rd ed.
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Book, 2008
Current format, Book, 2008, 3rd ed, Available .Book, 2008
Current format, Book, 2008, 3rd ed, Available . Offered in 0 more formatsPresents a guide to the aspects of the Spanish language most useful for professionals in the health care field that covers basic grammar and specialized vocabulary.
Expanded in this edition with more words, phrases, and helpful exercises, this program also features two brand-new sections. One of them is directed at health care receptionists, and the other deals with health insurance forms. This bookis designed to help doctors, nurses, and medical assistants communicate in Spanish with Latino patients and their families who have little or no command of English. Every Spanish word in the book is followed by its phonetic pronunciation. The book also provides easy-to-follow tips on understanding colloquial spoken Spanish. Author William Harvey concentrates on words and phrases likely to be used in a medical setting. True-to-life dialogues dramatize situations pertaining to pregnancy, broken bones, pediatric care, heart and lung diseases, pharmacy prescriptions, drug problems, medical treatment of accident and crime victims, and much more.
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Updated with more words, phrases, and exercises than ever, the new third edition also features two brand-new sections: one is focused to help health care receptionists, and the other concentrates on health insurance forms. This book will help doctors, nurses, and medical assistants communicate in Spanish with Latino patients and their families who have little or no command of English. Concentrating on words and phrases pertaining to medical circumstances, Spanish for Health Care Professionals presents true-to-life dialogues that dramatize situations as they typically occur in doctors' offices and the hospital environment.
Expanded in this edition with more words, phrases, and helpful exercises, this program also features two brand-new sections. One of them is directed at health care receptionists, and the other deals with health insurance forms. This bookis designed to help doctors, nurses, and medical assistants communicate in Spanish with Latino patients and their families who have little or no command of English. Every Spanish word in the book is followed by its phonetic pronunciation. The book also provides easy-to-follow tips on understanding colloquial spoken Spanish. Author William Harvey concentrates on words and phrases likely to be used in a medical setting. True-to-life dialogues dramatize situations pertaining to pregnancy, broken bones, pediatric care, heart and lung diseases, pharmacy prescriptions, drug problems, medical treatment of accident and crime victims, and much more.
(back cover)
Updated with more words, phrases, and exercises than ever, the new third edition also features two brand-new sections: one is focused to help health care receptionists, and the other concentrates on health insurance forms. This book will help doctors, nurses, and medical assistants communicate in Spanish with Latino patients and their families who have little or no command of English. Concentrating on words and phrases pertaining to medical circumstances, Spanish for Health Care Professionals presents true-to-life dialogues that dramatize situations as they typically occur in doctors' offices and the hospital environment.
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