Download or read book The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Spanish For Health Care Professionals written by K.D. Sullivan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-10-05 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For health workers serving a growing community. Today, when one in four babies born in the US is Hispanic, it is essential that every hospital administrator, nurse, EMT, and doctor have a working knowledge of Spanish. Chapters include vocabulary, phrases, and pronunciation for everything from insurance forms to mental health to prenatal care, with additional sections on dentistry and optometry. • Essential reference for doctors, nurses, EMTs, nursing home staff, home caregivers, volunteers, hospice nurses, and administrators. • Perfect size for a lab coat pocket. • Author is an experienced linguist with experience in teaching health care–related Spanish courses.