Assessment 2: Search Strategy - Impact of Language Barriers on Care

This assignment, titled "Assessment 2: Search Strategy," examines the impact of language barriers on healthcare outcomes for a 48-year-old Nepali woman, Druhi Neupane, admitted for abdominal pain. The assessment highlights the increased risk of errors due to communication difficulties stemming from her non-English speaking background and limited English proficiency of her family. It explores the use of Boolean operators in formulating a research question: "To analyze how language barriers or incorrect communication strategies among middle-aged non-English speaking patients and healthcare professionals increases the risk of healthcare errors?" The assignment identifies five relevant articles, including studies by de Moissac and Bowen (2017), Vermette et al. (2015), Pérez-Urdiales et al. (2019), Kim et al. (2017), and Ahmed et al. (2016), which address the challenges faced by minority language speakers in accessing healthcare, the impact of language barriers on medication errors, and the importance of effective communication in delivering quality care. The assignment concludes with a Harvard-style reference list of the cited sources.