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Journal of Nursing & Care

ISSN: 2167-1168

Open Access

Shirin Badruddin

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Surgical Intensive Care Unit,
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia

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  • Research Article
    Beyond the Language Barrier 'Speak', 'See', 'Help Me'
    Author(s): Shirin Badruddin and Shazia ArifShirin Badruddin and Shazia Arif

    Introduction: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) workforce is composed of close to 67 different nationalities. Diversity in the nursing workforce is unique in the hospital reason being the expatriates outnumber the Saudi nationals. Staff from different backgrounds provides a different perspective to the clinical care ensuring the hospital standards and policies are adhered to. In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), when these new nurses arrive, their grasp of Arabic is limited. It is essential that nurses understand the language of their patients. In intensive care setting, patient’s condition is critical and highly specialized nursing care is paramount to the safety of the patient. It poses a challenge for non-Arabic speaking nurses to overcome the language barriers, to ensure high quality care is provided to the patient, maintain patient satisfaction and c.. Read More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000418

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