How to find Patient Education in Other Languages?

Question : How do I find patient education in other languages?  NRC Plus only gives me English and Spanish. 

Answer:   Many of our licensed databases (NRC Plus, Clinical Key, LexiComp, etc.) offer patient education in other languages. 

For a complete listing, check the Patient Ed. in Other Languages tab on the Nursing Point-of-Care Tools or The Physician & Provider Tool Box LibGuides.   

These Guides are available through many of the EHRs around the state as an additional reference for Nurses and Providers.  Also available on the regional Ascension Wisconsin Library pages.   

• Note that there is one tab for Patient Education in English
• And one tab for Patient Education in Other Languages
• These pages include links and tutorials on how to find patient ed. in these databases.

NRC Plus includes patient education handouts in English and Spanish  languages only.

The example below demonstrates how to find a patient ed. handout in multiple languages through The Lexicomp Drug Reference. 

In Lexicomp, click on the Patient Education tab [See above].

        

On the left-hand side-bar, English is the default language, but if you click the down arrow, it will give you the choice of many other languages.

• Please be aware that not every patient handout will be available in every language possible.    Spanish is by far the most common, but other languages (like Hmong) are harder to come by. 
•  The left side of the Patient Ed. in other Languages page contains links for patient education in Hmong, Spanish, and other languages worldwide. 
• Keep in mind, whatever “outside” handout is given to a patient will need to be documented appropriately in the EHR.

Questions or Comments?

Contact your Ascension Wisconsin Clinical Librarians:

Michele Matucheski    and   Kellee Selden