I need to know common spanish terms.

I am having a hard time speaking to my Spanish residents in the nursing home that I work in. Anyone know any common words that could help me?
My #1: Tiene dolor?(Do you have pain?)

Tienes dolor=do you have pain? tienes frio=are you cold? que t�l=how are you?cuantos=how muchtienes vas al ba�o=do you need to go to the bathroom?donde=whereme llamo "slinkyheadRN" soy tus enfermera=my name is slinkyheadRN I am your nurse�necessitas medicinas para dolor?=do you need pain medicine?llamame para ayudar=call me for helpThese are my go to phrases. I can understand way more than I can speak.

http://www.amazon.com/McGraw-Hills-S...edical+spanishhttp://www.amazon.com/Medical-Spanis...edical+spanishSome of the phrases in the post above are incorrect in conjugation or use. Get a good medical terms in Spanish book like above. I speak fairly fluent Spanish, but still refer to a guide to make sure it's correct.

If you don't speak Spanish how will you understand their answers to your questions? Lol

Good point, Christy. Here is how you can get around that dilemma: I would limit questions to "yes" or "no" answerable. They can say "si" or "no" or nod/shake their heads. Beyond that, you will be in over your head. You would do better to take a conversational Spanish class.

Quote from SlinkyheadRNTienes dolor=do you have pain? tienes frio=are you cold? que t�l=how are you?cuantos=how muchtienes vas al ba�o=do you need to go to the bathroom?donde=whereme llamo "slinkyheadRN" soy tus enfermera=my name is slinkyheadRN I am your nurse�necessitas medicinas para dolor?=do you need pain medicine?llamame para ayudar=call me for helpThese are my go to phrases. I can understand way more than I can speak.

Medical Spanish by MAVRO is a pretty cool app. It is divided into sections like introduction, pain assessment, respiratory, pt history, etc. It will even "speak" the phrases for you, most of which can be answered yes or no. I haven't had the opportunity to use it yet but I think it could be helpful in a pinch.

I don't guess your facility has an on-call translator?

Quote from SmilingBluEyeshttp://www.amazon.com/McGraw-Hills-S...edical+spanishhttp://www.amazon.com/Medical-Spanis...edical+spanishSome of the phrases in the post above are incorrect in conjugation or use. Get a good medical terms in Spanish book like above. I speak fairly fluent Spanish, but still refer to a guide to make sure it's correct.

Quote from SlinkyheadRNTienes dolor=do you have pain? tienes frio=are you cold? que t�l=how are you?cuantos=how muchtienes vas al ba�o=do you need to go to the bathroom?donde=whereme llamo "slinkyheadRN" soy tus enfermera=my name is slinkyheadRN I am your nurse�necessitas medicinas para dolor?=do you need pain medicine?llamame para ayudar=call me for helpThese are my go to phrases. I can understand way more than I can speak.

^^Thank you! That's so helpful! (No sarcasm intended)

Quote from SlinkyheadRN^^Thank you! That's so helpful! (No sarcasm intended)