Across
- 1. Patients with limited English proficiency also known as ___ patients.
- 4. Gestures, charades, and visual aids are examples of ___-______ communication techniques.
- 5. member A patient’s ______ ______ is an example of an ad hoc interpreter
- 7. Training nurses on their hospital’s available interpreter resources has shown improvements in __________.
- 9. Providing patients with written materials in their primary language increased _____________ of medical information.
- 10. Utilizing available interpreter resources can ________ the length of a patient’s hospital stay.
Down
- 2. Should medical interpreter services be arranged early or late?
- 3. Hiring staff members who speak the ____ language as LEP patients leads to a reduced risk of poor translation.
- 6. Nurses should assess a patient’s body ________ throughout their interaction with a medical interpreter.
- 8. Is video interpretation or in-person interpretation most effective?