Complete Medical Spanish: An Online Course for Healthcare Professionals
CE Information
12.5 CE creditsCompletion Time
13 hours, 44 minutesAvailable Until
December 31, 2025Posted By
PESI

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Specialties
Acute Care, Adult, Family, Gerontological, Neonatal, Oncology, Pediatric, Psychiatric / Mental Health, and Women's HealthSubspecialties
Primary CareClinical Topics
Primary CareEvery day, you care for Spanish-speaking patients who rely on you for clarity, compassion, and lifesaving guidance. But language barriers can lead to misunderstandings, frustration, and missed opportunities to build trust.
The Complete Medical Spanish course is your solution to feeling confident and prepared in every patient encounter. This comprehensive, self-paced program gives you the vocabulary, cultural insights, and communication strategies you need to provide safe, effective care. From medical histories and physical exams to nutrition counseling and emotional support, you’ll gain the tools to convey essential information with ease. You’ll transform your ability to calm patient fears, explain diagnoses, and ensure no detail is lost in translation. Completing this training empowers you to deliver culturally competent care and showcase your commitment with 12.5 CE hours, including 4.0 cultural competency hours, plus a certificate recognizing your achievement.
Learning Objectives
- Module 1: Fundamental Concepts in Medical Spanish
- Module 2: Medical History Taking & Assessing Present Illness
- Module 3: The Physical Exam
- Module 4: Diagnostic Procedures
- Module 5: Medications & Emergency Phrases
- Module 6: The Hospital Setting
- Module 7: Treating Illness
- Module 8: Conversations about Nutrition
- Module 9: Social & Mental Health Conversations
- Module 10: Women & Children
- Module 11: Allied Health Professionals
- Module 12: Cultural Competence
- Ethnogeriatrics
Speakers

Family Nurse Practitioner at Utah Body and Soul
Tracey Long, PhD, MS, MSN, RN, APRN-BC, CDCE, CCRN, CNE, COI, has worked as a Family Nurse Practitioner in endocrinology, critical care, and primary care, earning degrees from Brigham Young University, Purdue University and UNLV. Dr. Long is a critical care clinical instructor, a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, has developed diabetes education programs and teaches a diabetes educator certification course. She has a passion for active learning and is an international speaker and award-winning educator.

Tamatha Arms, PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC, NP-C, is an adult/geriatric and psych mental health nurse practitioner. She has 25 years of clinical experience and 9 years in academia where she teaches psychopharmacology. Her clinical expertise and research area of focus is on geropsychiatry. Tamatha has presented and published nationally and internationally to various interdisciplinary audiences on geropsychiatry. She is the author of more than 20 articles, 5 book chapters, of which 3 were invited, and she has co-authored a book. She is active in international nursing organizations (Sigma) as the North America Region 13 coordinator, and at the national level (the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association [GAPNA]), chair of the Geropsych SIG.
CE Information
This activity offers 12.5 CE credits to attendees.
Accredited by ANCC.
Earn up to 12.5 CE hours. including up to 4.0 Cultural Competency hours. Credit eligibility by state, board, and more information can be found here: Complete Medical Spanish: An Online Course for Healthcare Professionals
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