打破语言障碍:为英语水平有限的患者提供质量改善项目
Sydney A Orlando1, Sharon C O'Donoghue
1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN
|November 26, 2025
概括
护士们知道对英语水平有限 (LEP) 患者的语言辅助的法律要求,但对使用口译员的记录很少. 干预措施改善了沟通,突出了持续教育和审计的需要.
科学领域:
- 改善医疗保健质量 改善医疗保健质量
- 患者沟通 患者沟通
- 卫生公平性健康公平性
背景情况:
- "负担得起的医疗法案"规定,在联邦资助的卫生计划中,对英语水平有限的个人提供语言援助.
- 需求评估显示,护理人员的知识与医院关于LEP患者沟通的政策之间存在差距.
- 确保有效的沟通对于患者安全和公平的护理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 提高英语水平有限的患者的沟通策略.
- 解决护理知识与有关LEP患者护理的医院政策之间的已识别的断开.
- 实施和评估以翻译服务为重点的质量改进计划.
主要方法:
- 这项研究是在高等学术医疗中心的两个医疗重症监护病房进行的.
- 审计评估了LEP患者数量,护士使用口译员的文件,并确定了需要改进的领域.
- 实施了需求评估和教育干预,并通过教育后问卷评估有效性.
主要成果:
- 所有接受调查的护士 (61%) 承认他们有法律和道德义务为LEP患者使用医疗口译员.
- 然而,只有35%的护士报告一致记录了医疗口译员的使用情况.
- 对口译人员访问的主要障碍包括缺乏如何获得服务的知识和时间限制.
结论:
- 持续的教育和定期的审计是有效的改善医疗口译员的利用.
- 建议进行进一步的研究,以优化沟通并改善LEP患者的健康结果.
- 质量改善举措对于弥合弱势患者群体护理差距至关重要.
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