AEC Nursing Spanish

  Costa Rica

Dominical,  Turrialba

Dates: Year Round

Description: Nurses can earn 37 category 1 contact hours per week. Courses run every week of the year.
Effective communication is the key to providing patients with quality healthcare. With Spanish being the second most common language spoken in the United States behind English, it is increasingly important for healthcare providers to offer their services in Spanish. With this fact in mind AEC of Costa Rica has designed a special, nurse-specific Spanish program. This ANCC approved program has been carefully tailored to meet the needs of nurses who work with Spanish-speaking patients and their families.

Highlights: Duties and Responsibilities
This program will give nurses the ability to converse with Spanish speaking patients in a hospital or clinic environment. The program's goals is to develop or improve a nurse's Spanish language abilities in the workplace. Students enrolled in the Nursing Spanish Program in Arenal will learn standard Spanish in 4 hour morning classes each day. They will be placed in one of nine different levels based on their individual Spanish proficiency. The students will then join in on the 2 hour afternoon classes and medical visitations that have been designed to accommodate all levels of Spanish ability, and focus on medical Spanish terminology and Spanish speaking communication skills. The class time is supplemented with the addition of medical site visitations to local Costa Rican clinics and hospitals. During these visitations, under the supervision of our in house nurse/preceptor, students will accompany nurses to local hospitals and clinics. Evening talks are also scheduled once a week with our nursing preceptor and other local nurses where specific areas of interest to individual students can be discussed.

Cost in US$: 1- 2 weeks: USD 530-USD 1,035

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Costa Rica Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Other
• Written Application

AEC Spanish Institute - Costa Rica's Mission Statement: AEC Spanish Institute seeks to offer quality Spanish programs to students of all ages, while providing a chance to see the beautiful country of Costa Rica. A combination of immersion Spanish classes, local host family placement, cultural experiences and adventure tours provides students the chance to learn a language and culture first hand. With programs including standard, medical, nursing, teen and family Spanish, AEC provides its students with the tools necessary to connect with people on a different level with deeper understanding and respect. AEC aims to break down the walls created by language barriers and allow people to learn from each other.

Year Founded: 1998