Document Type

Poster

Abstract

El sistema de salud es lo suficiente difícil para los pacientes que hablan el idioma. Con el seguro médico, los valores conflictivos de los pacientes y los médicos, la pérdida de control, estar en el hospital es un desafío. Ahora imagine que si no pueda entender el idioma del hospital. Para la gente que no entiende inglés hay dos barreras lingüísticas: el idioma y lenguaje médico. La barrera del idioma causa mucho daño, a corto como a largo plazo, a estos pacientes que no pueden entender. Hispanos que no hablan inglés reciben menos calidad de cuidado.

English

This presentation examines the effects of the language barrier that Hispanic patients face in the United States. This linguistic barrier has manifested into professional malpractice by healthcare workers, poor health outcomes after hospital discharge, and distrust in the US healthcare system. This research was conducted through a literature review about the language barrier throughout the US and real-life situations I witnessed as a nursing student during my clinical experience in Spokane, Washington. In addition, this presentation will offer long-term solutions to better support patients with limited English proficiency and support healthcare equity.

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Publication Date

5-2025

Keywords

language barrier, Hispanic patients, linguistic barrier, healthcare workers

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Health Information Technology | Medicine and Health Sciences | Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature

Comments

This poster was presented at the 2025 Spokane Intercollegiate Research Conference hosted by Gonzaga University's Center for Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry.

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