Original Articles

Nursing students' use of language in communicating with isiZulu speaking clients in clinical settings in KwaZulu-Natal

Published in: South African Journal of African Languages
Volume 28 , issue 2 , 2008 , pages: 145–155

DOI: 10.1080/02572117.2008.10587310

Author(s): Charlotte Engelbrecht , South Africa , Zethu Nkosi , South Africa , Dorien Wentzel , South Africa , Selverani Govender , South Africa , Patricia McInerney Centre for Health Science Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa

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Abstract

Language provides an important means by which humans communicate with one another, and communication plays a pivotal role in the health professions in developing trust and co-operation between the carer and the one being cared for. Little has been written about the importance of language barriers in nursing, although much has been written about the importance of cultural sensitivity in communication in nursing (Bischoff et al., 2003).

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