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Item Fostering cultural awareness : a workshop plan for professional nurses(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 1996) Bailey, Michelle Christine; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Janice A. BuehlerItem Overcoming language barriers in healthcare : a bilingual assessment tool(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 2004) Boharski, David C.; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Teresa K. HenryIf non-English (Spanish) speaking patients present for care to a rural clinic where the only healthcare providers available do not speak the patient’s language, the potential exists for substandard care and healthcare errors. Providers in rural clinics should have available to them an effective and reliable tool to be used for translating a non-English speaking patient’s health history into English. The purpose of this research was to develop a tool which will translate a Spanish speaking patient’s health history into English. Following a thorough review of existing literature on health history assessment, language barriers in healthcare, translation theory, and assessment tools, a two-part carbonless checkbox format health history assessment form was developed. It was found throughout the duration of this project, that certain limitations exist when attempting to bridge the language barrier. No one tool, with the exception of a provider who is fluent in the patient’s language, can entirely solve the problem of language barriers in healthcare. Further study is needed to hasten the development of additional adjuncts to aid in the provision of care to non-English speaking patients. These further studies and tools will be an invaluable resource to the healthcare industry within the United States.Item The use of three standardized developmental screening tests with Crow Head Start children(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 1993) Malone, Maureen Margaret; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Jean N. GullicksThe purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of 3 standardized developmental tests in identifying the presence or absence of developmental delays in a group of 60 Crow Head Start children living on or adjacent to the Crow reservation. The results provided by the study did not allow a decision to be made whether or not the tests provided accurate answers to the children's receptive vocabulary and developmental abilities.