re: Spanish speaking in the United States

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The patient and taking care of her is not the issue here. I know enough Spanish to ask what I absolutely need to know to take care of her effectively and safely.

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Then what are you bitching about? You yourself said "Our interaction was not optimal". Less then optimal would imply that you really aren't fluent enough to guarantee a patient's safety.

I bet you are a physician or nurse who claimed to be fluent in Spanish when applying to the hospital and now you are worried about being called out as a fake. So in response you lash out at Spanish speaking patients and complain about how many come in without speaking proper English. I mean, if you speak Spanish so fluently, why would you complain about having to use it so much? And then tie that in with some weak complaint about not getting paid by some (presumably Spanish speaking) patients?