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Overview
Goals and Outcomes
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Overview
Overview
Healthcare providers must communicate effectively with limited English-proficient (LEP) patients for safety and quality of care. Compliance with government regulations, accreditation standards, and evidence-based care is necessary. Based on 2010 U.S. Census data, 9% of the U.S. population speaks English with difficulty or not at all. From 1990 to 2010, the LEP population grew by 80%. Evidence exists that LEP patients are at risk for adverse events. It is important to know who is classified as an appropriate interpreter.
Goals and Outcomes
Goals and Learning Outcomes
The goal of this educational program is to improve the ability of nurses, dietitians, dietary managers, health educators, laboratory professionals, occupational therapists, physicians, radiologic technologists, respiratory therapists, and social workers to provide quality care and better outcomes for LEP patients. After taking this course, you should be able to:
  • Discuss the importance of linguistically appropriate services for LEP patients.
  • Identify regulatory, accreditation, and evidence-based standards related to LEP patients and linguistic services.
  • Describe strategies for effectively communicating with LEP patients.
Details
Course Details

Course Originally Released on : 2/28/2003

AH401-60

Course Author

Laura Bell

BSN, RN, CCRN

Mary Curry Narayan

MSN, RN, HHCNS-BC, CTN-A

Accreditations
Accreditations

NURSES
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791

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Disclaimer: Not all courses will provide California Board of Registered Nursing approval. Per California Assembly Bill No. 241, continuing education courses related to direct patient care shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of licensees, leading to disparities in health outcomes; or (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.

CEBroker
Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Examiners For Registered Professional Nurses
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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.