The Census Bureau reports that almost 50 million Americans do not speak English well. That is 19% of the U.S population. Latinos and Asians make up the largest portion of this group. Parents of those children who speak English are more likely to take their children to the hospital than those who do not speak English. This can have serious effects on non-English speaking patients. Children will suffer because parents do not understand a severe diagnosis. Most of these Patients won’t return for follow- up and will receive medical care that is not to their satisfaction. They also receive fewer preventive services and less access than those who speak English because they do not know how to ask or do not understand. Only 23% …show more content…
Although there was no differences in the time the physician spent with a NES versus a ES patient. 90% of physicians in this study, and many others, believe that NES patients are more challenging to care for and take more time. These studies hopefully will improve NES and provider relationships in the future. Having a mother who had Colon Cancer and having to go to doctors’ visits, emergency visits I saw first-hand the hardships for my mother to communicate with doctors and nurses. My mother could have still been alive if her cancer was detected earlier. If the medical Professionals would have sat down to explain her severe symptoms & what it could be and how important it was to follow up. I read an interesting article about how to deal with a Non-English patient. It gave step by step instructions on how to communicate with a NES patient. The thing that stood out most was, “If you think You’re frustrated trying to communicate with a non-English-speaking patient, just imagine how scared And overwhelmed he must feel. He’s sick, vulnerable—and surrounded by people jabbering in