General Information

• Name: Spanish For Health Care Professionals
• Discipline: Nursing (NURS)
• Units (Credits): 1
• Schedule History: See when this course was offered over the last three years.
• Transfer Information: Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
• Academic Division: Nursing and Allied Health
• Prerequisites: None

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

Provides a course for health professionals who work with Spanish speaking patients and families. Pronunciation and health related commands will be practiced.

Note: Non-transferable for an NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.

II: Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

• Use Spanish to conduct specific nursing procedures in hospitals, clinics or private care offices. These include, but are not limited to:
  • Calming a patient.
  • Explaining basic procedures.
  • Directing basic treatment.
  • Performance of basic procedures.
  • Discernment of cultural differences that affect a nurse's ability to do his/her job effectively.

III: Course Linkage

Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

Link to the Nursing Program Mission

The mission of the nursing program at Western Nevada College is to meet the nursing educational needs of the service area. The program prepares qualified students to function as entry-level registered nurses and transfer to higher degree programs.

Graduates are prepared to function in a variety of health care settings, providing culturally sensitive, holistic nursing care to individuals and families across the lifespan. The nursing faculty supports graduate competency in an evolving and complex health care environment by facilitating the students' development of clinical judgement, promoting professional behaviors, and fostering the value of lifelong learning.

Link to at least one general education outcome.

Understand the importance of cultural traditions, diversity, and ethics in the modern world.