For nurses · EMTs · students · MAs

Talk with your Spanish-speaking patients from day one

Hable con sus pacientes desde el primer día

Badge cards for your lanyard, flashcards for your phone and a pocket guide for everything else. Written by a family physician who is also a certified medical interpreter.

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Talk with your Spanish-speaking patients from day one

Learn it. Carry it. Look it up.

Three tools that work together, or buy only what you need.

Why nurses like these

Made for the floor, not the classroom.

Spanish in bold, English underneath

Read it at a glance during a real conversation. Simple pronunciation on every phrase.

Clinically accurate

Reviewed for clinical pitfalls: "pérdida", "sonda", blood thinners, false friends like "embarazada" and "constipado".

Spoken the way patients speak

Mexican, Central American and Caribbean variants where it matters: panza / barriga, comezón / picazón.

Knows its limits

For routine communication. Every card reminds you to use a qualified interpreter for consent and complex conversations.

Teaching a cohort?

The Program License lets one nursing, EMT or medical-assistant program share the full kit with every student and print unlimited copies for the skills lab.

Program license

Questions

Preguntas frecuentes

Is this a replacement for an interpreter?

No. It covers routine bedside communication. Use a qualified medical interpreter for consent, diagnoses and complex or sensitive conversations; it's your patient's right.

Which Spanish does it use?

Neutral Latin American Spanish that US patients understand, with regional variants where they matter.

How do I print the badge cards?

Print at 100% on cardstock, cut on the dashed lines and laminate. There's also a single-card file for print shops.

Do the flashcards work on iPhone?

Yes: the Anki deck works on AnkiMobile (iPhone), AnkiDroid and desktop; there's also a Quizlet import file and a printable PDF.

Discount?

Use code NURSE20 for 20% off the badge cards, flashcards, pocket guide or kit.