title: Nurse/patient communication within a bilingual health care setting.
abstract: Communication and the interactions that take place between nurse and patient are the foundation of nursing care. However, in practice, cross-cultural communication is often inadequate and therefore the health care needs of many cultural groups are not being met. An examination of language switching within nurse/patient interaction in a bilingual setting provides a further dimension for the study of cross-cultural communication.
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D003144:Communication Barriers; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D016746:Transcultural Nursing