Interpreters in healthcare : Nursing perspectives
(2019) In Nursing (Year) 49(12). p.60-63- Abstract
PURPOSE: This study explored nursing experiences using interpreters in primary healthcare settings. METHODS: Eight nurses in southern Sweden were subjected to semistructured interviews. The responses were divided into three categories using content analysis: interpreter influence, challenges, and strategies. RESULTS: Despite using an interpreter to minimize language barriers, nurses do not achieve the same level of person-centered care as those who speak the same language as their patients, but translation services remain a useful communication tool for patient care. CONCLUSION: Communication through an interpreter is an inevitability for healthcare professionals, and formal education is recommended to improve nurses' utilization of... (More)
PURPOSE: This study explored nursing experiences using interpreters in primary healthcare settings. METHODS: Eight nurses in southern Sweden were subjected to semistructured interviews. The responses were divided into three categories using content analysis: interpreter influence, challenges, and strategies. RESULTS: Despite using an interpreter to minimize language barriers, nurses do not achieve the same level of person-centered care as those who speak the same language as their patients, but translation services remain a useful communication tool for patient care. CONCLUSION: Communication through an interpreter is an inevitability for healthcare professionals, and formal education is recommended to improve nurses' utilization of these services.
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- Salavati, Darya ; Lindholm, Fanny and Drevenhorn, Eva LU
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- 2019-01
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- Nursing (Year)
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- 49
- issue
- 12
- pages
- 4 pages
- publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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- scopus:85075527323
- pmid:31764877
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- 0360-4039
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- 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000604752.70125.66
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- English
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