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.affiliation: Research Assistant, Welsh Language Project, School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, University College North Wales. The study was undertaken while the author was employed as Staff Nurse, Nursing Bank, Bronglais General Hospital, Aberystwyth, Dyfed.
authors.forename: Gwerfyl
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wyn Roberts