Interpreting in Healthcare Settings

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Managing the Waiting Process

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We received a question from an interpreter who works often in a hospital setting wondering how to manage the waiting time if a Deaf patient is in a hospital room?  If there is no preference expressed by the patient or hospital staff, should you sit in the room with the patient?  Or sit out in the hallway? 

Please share your insights into your own practice with this question.  Recognizing that a situation may depend on many factors, what is your standard mode of operation in this situation?  And what factors does your decision depend on?
By: Doug Bowen-Bailey On Tuesday, 04 May 2010 Comment Comments( 0 ) Hits Views(232)
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A project of the NCIEC's HealthCare interpreting team, this web site is going through revisions to produce a new look.  We have offered a number of resources through MedicalInterpreting.org and now are ready to take it to the next level.  Check back here as we will be adding:

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The old web site at MedicalInterpreting.org will continue to be active and some links may send you back there as we make the transition.  We hope that this new format will allow for a more dynamic site which will continue to provide a wealth of valuable resources for interpreting in healthcare settings.