Novel Spanish translators for acute care nurses and physicians: usefulness and effect on practitioners' stress.
BACKGROUND Language barriers are significant impediments to providing quality healthcare, and increased stress levels among nurses and physicians are associated with these barriers. However, little evidence supports the usefulness of a translation tool specific to healthcare. OBJECTIVES To evaluate...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Critical Care Vol. 14; no. 6; pp. 545 - 551 |
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American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Nov2005
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