Full Course Description

Spanish for HealthCare Professionals

Program Information

Target Audience

Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Physical Therapists
Occupational Therapists
Pharmacists
Social Workers
Behavioral Health Counselors
Psychotherapists
Physician Assistants

Outline

Lesson 1: How to learn Spanish, alphabet & cognates

Introduction to syllabus & course schedule
Basic greetings
Why speak Spanish?
- Demographics of our nation
- Competencies of communication, safety & quality care
- Stories: ducharme, senor confused in 4-point restraints
- Fun and useful second language
Components of learning a foreign language
- Guidelines to learning a second language: learn parts of speech/language, listen/train your ear, practice and speak
- Parts of language: vocab, grammar, pronunciation, comprehension, fluency
- Simple steps to learn a foreign language
Vocab: alphabet, vowels, & cognates
- Alphabet/vowels
- Cognates, near cognates, cognate verbs
Grammar: question words
- Parts of speech
- Key phrases
Dicho: El tiempo lo cura todo. Time heals all wounds.
Culture Focus: North America & Mexico

Lesson 2: Numbers and Nouns

Greeting phrases, using a dictionary
Cultural considerations
Vocab: numbers, time, money, cost
Grammar: parts of speech, nouns singular & plural
Dialog practice
Dicho: El remedio puede ser peor que la enfermedad
Sometimes the remedy is worse than the disease
Culture Focus: Spain

Lesson 3: Food, clothes, admitting questions

Greeting: favorite foods
Vocab: food, clothes & illnesses
Grammar: gender of nouns
Dialog: admitting questions
Scenario: initiating the yes/no answers
Dicho: Lo que not mata engorda
Culture Focus: Guatemala & Belize

Lesson 4: Parts of the Body, verb conjugation

Greeting/questions
Vocab: parts of the body
Grammar: pronouns & 3 basic verb forms
Dialog practice - command words for physical assessment
Practice scenario - verbs playing dice
Saying/Dicho: Pague lo que debe, sanará del mal que tiene
Cultural insight of a country: Puerto Rico & Cuba

Lesson 5: Colors, physical assessment questions

Greeting/questions
Vocab: colors
Grammar: patient commands
Dialog practice - patient interview
Practice scenario - patient assessment, pain & neurological system
Saying/Dicho: Dime con quien andas, y te dire quien eres
You can judge a man by the company he keeps
Cultural insight of a country: Honduras

Lesson 6: Family, irregular verbs, skin system

Greeting/questions
Vocab: family vocabulary
Grammar: irregular verb forms: ir, tener, querer
Dialog practice
Practice scenario - skin system
Saying/Dicho: Mas vale que nunca
Cultural insight of a country: El Salvador & Dominican Republic

Lesson 7: Ser/Estar, respiratory system

Greeting/questions
Vocab - prefixes & suffixes
Grammar - ser & estar verbs
Dialog practice
Practice scenario - respiratory system
Saying/Dicho: he who wants the fruit must climb the tree
Cultural insight of a country: Costa Rica & Panama

Lesson 8: Hobbies, directions, CV system, diagnostic tests

Greeting/question
Vocab: hobbies & directions
Grammar: prepositions
Dialog - cardiovascular system
Practice scenario - diagnostic tests
Saying/Dicho: pesevere & succeed
Cultural insight of a country: Nicaragua

Lesson 9: Telling time, gastrointestinal system

Greeting/question
Vocab: time, days of the week, calendar & seasons
Grammar: how to ask/answer time
Dialog - gastrointestinal system assessment
Practice scenario - mock scenarios
Saying/Dicho: don’t look a gift horse in the mouth
Cultural insight of a country: Ecuador

Lesson 10: Quick phrases, emotions, professions, GU system

Greeting/question
Vocab: professions, emotions & remedies
Grammar: quick phrases
Dialog - genitourinary system
Practice scenario - mock scenarios & remedies
Saying/Dicho: que vaina/ que chevre
Cultural insight of a country: Colombia

Lesson 11: Animals, opposites, musculoskeletal system

Greeting/question
Vocab: animals & opposites
Grammar: fluency in sentence making
Dialog - musculoskeletal system
Practice scenario - medical objects
Saying/Dicho: Al mal tiempo, buena cara.
Cultural insight of a country: Venezuela

Lesson 12: Medical equipment, specialists, reproductive system

Greeting/question
Vocab: medical equipment, reproductive system terms, specialists
Grammar: fluency in sentences
Dialog - reproductive system, labor & delivery
Practice scenario - mock scenarios
Saying/Dicho: Vive la pura vida
Cultural insight of a country: Peru & Ecuador

Lesson 13: Gustar- like verbs, vital signs, patient hygiene, administering med

Greeting/question
Vocab: colors
Grammar: reflexive verbs
Dialog - Gustar-like verbs
Practice scenario - vital signs and IV
Saying/Dicho
Cultural insight of a country: Bolivia

Lesson 14: Reflexive verbs

Greeting/question
Vocab: travel
Grammar: reflexive verbs
Dialog - medical history and admitting
Practice scenario - perioperative conversations
Saying/Dicho: world’s best doctors
Cultural insight of a country: Chile

Lesson 15: Body language, cultural competence, CAM

Greeting/question
Body language & etiquette
Cultural competence concepts
Complementary & alternative medicine use/folk medicine
Saying/Dicho: Comer hasta enfermar y ayunar hasta sanar
Cultural insight of a country: Uruguay

Lesson 16: Final scenarios, commands & emergency phrases

Greeting/question
Vocab
Grammar: making a command form
Dialog - emergency phrases, phrases for PT, dietitian, OT, school nurse
Practice scenario - mock scenarios
Saying/Dicho
Cultural insight of a country: Argentina

Objectives

Lesson 1: How to Learn Spanish, Alphabet, and Cognates

Employ common greetings in Spanish
Catalogue components of language and strategies to learn a foreign language
Formulate common Spanish cognates
Utilize the Spanish alphabet

Lesson 2: Numbers and Nouns

Integrate general cultural, physical and language considerations for Spanish-speaking clients into treatment to improve client level of functioning
Employ comprehension of numbers for time, measurements and money
Demonstrate the concept of gender for nouns

Lesson 3: Food, Clothes, and Admitting Questions

Perform Spanish vocabulary for food & clothing
Utilize patient admission questions in Spanish
Execute yes/no questions in a clinical setting

Lesson 4: Parts of the Body and Verb Conjugation

Formulate basic anatomical terms in Spanish
Demonstrate proper use of pronouns
Apply conjugation rules for three basic verb forms: AR, ER and IR

Lesson 5: Colors and Physical Assessment Questions

Distinguish and pronounce colors
Utilize yes/no questions practically, in session with clients
Compose physical assessment questions for the neurological system

Lesson 6: Family, Irregular Verbs, and the Integumentary System

Perform Spanish vocabulary for family members
Utilize irregular verbs: ir, tener, querer with proper conjugation
Employ Spanish vocabulary words to describe the integumentary system

Lesson 7: Ser/Estar and Respiratory System

Integrate prefixes, suffixes and possessives to expand Spanish vocabulary
Demonstrate the proper uses of ser and estar
Practice scenarios for clients with respiratory issues

Lesson 8: Hobbies, Directions, CV System, and Diagnostic Tests

Utilize vocabulary for hobbies
Demonstrate vocabulary for medical tests and settings
Dramatize scenarios for the cardiovascular system

Lesson 9: Telling Time and the Gastrointestinal System

Utilize Spanish vocabulary to calculate time to improve client engagement
Apply Spanish vocabulary to describe the calendar
Practice vocabulary for gastrointestinal system

Lesson 10: Quick Phrases, Emotions, Professions, and the Genitourinary System

Employ quick Spanish phrases that can be put to practical use in-session
Utilize various words/phrases for emotions and professions in Spanish
Construct a physical assessment of the genitourinary system with Spanish terms

Lesson 11: Animals, Opposites, and the Musculoskeletal System

Perform correct pronunciation of Spanish vocabulary for animals
Practice proper pronunciation of Spanish vocabulary for opposites
Dramatize scenarios for the musculoskeletal systems

Lesson 12: Medical Equipment, Specialists, and the Reproductive System

Practice Spanish vocabulary related to the reproductive system
Conduct Spanish conversation regarding typical health care equipment
Utilize proper terms for medical specialists in relation to client assessment and treatment planning

Lesson 13: Gustar- like Verbs, Vital Signs, Patient Hygiene, and Administering Medications

Utilize the verb gustar properly with clients
Appraise client hygiene and nutrition
Employ Spanish vocabulary while taking vital signs
Complete the administration of medications in Spanish

Lesson 14: Reflexive Verbs and Assessment Questions

Choose and utilize reflexive Spanish verbs
Utilize Spanish vocabulary common in prescriptions and clinical settings
Construct assessment questions in Spanish

Lesson 15: Body Language, Cultural Competence, and Complementary Alternative Medicine

Distinguish common body language used in Spanish-speaking countries
Develop training to become culturally competent
Evaluate common complementary and alternative medicine used in Spanish-speaking cultures

Lesson 16: Final Scenarios, Commands, and Emergency Phrases

Utilize clothing vocabulary
Determine how to use a translator correctly
Respond basic meanings in conversational Spanish