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Nurse measuring a patient's blood pressure.

Who cares for the caregiver? On the job stress in nursing

  • by Kaden Brownie

Nursing students spend years developing clinical skills, critical thinking, and the ability to provide safe, personalized care. Upon entering the workforce, however, they are thrown into wildly understaffed environments where they are expected to handle an excessive number of patients on their first day. While observing during internships, it became clear to me how burdened they are. 

Medical interpreter translating between a Khmer-speaking patient and English-speaking nurse

Communication via Medical Interpreters and Translators

  • by Sweta Tummala
Around 10% of Americans have limited English proficiency and are at risk of being unable to effectively communicate with and understand healthcare staff. The this can lead to improper treatment and other health inequities. Healthcare today aims to mitigate this issue through the use of both medical interpreters and medical translators. This report will discuss the communication and writing employed by medical interpreters and translators for undergraduate students who are interested in this field and in healthcare.
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