title: Break through language barriers.
abstract: Using specific phrases in Spanish to assess acute pain in non-English speaking Hispanic patients helps provide timely pain assessment and management.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama's Capstone College of Nursing, Tuscaloosa, USA.
authors.forename: Angela Smith
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gullette
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schnepf
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003144:Communication Barriers; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods