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Metas de Enfermería

Metas de Enfermería

JUNIO 2004 N° 5 Volumen 7

Materny and Paediatric Nursing and immigration: breaking language barriers

Section: Health and quality of life

How to quote

Rojo MC, Gómez AM. Enfermería Materno-Infantil e inmigración: rompiendo barreras idiomáticas. Metas de Enfermería jun 2004; 7(5): 22-26

Authors

María del Carmen Rojo Pascual, Ana María Gómez Gallego

Position

Profesora de Enfermería Maternal. Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería de Soria. Diplomada en Enfermería.

Contact address

Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería de Soria. Carretera de Logroño, s/n. 42001 Soria

Contact email: mcrojop@terra.es

Abstract

For nursing professionals, immigration represents a real challenge in terms of health care, brought about by the cultural and idiomatic differences amongst immigrants in general, and particularly, immigrants of a South Saharan origin. We must have resources to cope with this immigration diversity so that these individuals can have a way into our national Health System. This paper proposes a working tool for a specific application in the program titled "medical attention in healthy children", and in so doing, provide an answer to a need detected through our working relationship with immigrants.

Keywords:

Maternity and Paediatric Nursing; Immigration; health education; Child nutrition

Versión en Español

Título:

Enfermería Materno-Infantil e inmigración: rompiendo barreras idiomáticas