Highlights
- •Language barriers increase patient vulnerability for adverse outcomes.
- •Health care interpreters are required in the United States.
- •Nursing students can benefit by practicing with health care interpreters.
- •Literature is limited surrounding use of health care interpreters in simulation.
- •Different types of health care interpreters are easily integrated into simulations.
Abstract
Patients with limited English proficiency skills are accessing health care services
more frequently around the world. Language barriers increase patient vulnerability
for adverse events, and health care interpreters may mitigate this risk. Nursing education
regarding the effective and appropriate use of health care interpreters has been limited.
Interpreters are natural partners for nurses as a strategy to bridge language barriers
with patients and could be integrated more regularly into nursing education using
clinical simulation strategies. This article offers an overview of the different types
of interpreters in health care, proposes recommendations for integrating them into
simulation education, and provides a case example to illustrate implementation.
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Published online: May 24, 2019
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