Pocket Idiot's Guide to Spanish for Health Care Professionals FROM THE PUBLISHER
For health workers serving a growing community.
Today, when one in four babies born in the U.S. 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
Author Biography: Professor Richard P. Castillo has taught Spanish to decades of students at College of San Mateo, including specialized courses for firefighting, law enforcement, county government services, emergency medical treatment, on-site hospital medical services, nursing recertification, and dementia care.
K.D. Sullivan is the founder and CEO of Creative Solutions Editorial. She speaks and trains nationally on producing error-free business communications, and is the author of Go Ahead�Proof It! (Barron's, 1996). With Dr. Ann Longknife, she is also the author of The Art of Styling Sentences (Barron's, 2002).