Pub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1353/nib.2024.a947861
Marcela Testai
This commentary examines the experiences of medical interpreters through a collection of narratives exploring the complex interplay of language, culture, and power dynamics within the healthcare setting reported by medical interpreters. By analyzing themes of power differentials, language barriers, and vulnerability, this commentary highlights the critical role of interpreters in bridging communication gaps and advocating for patient needs. In addition, this commentary explores the personal and professional challenges faced by interpreters, emphasizing the impact of working conditions on interpretation quality. This commentary contributes to a deeper understanding of the experiences of medical interpreters and underscores the importance of supporting their work to improve patient care and health outcomes.
{"title":"Voices from The Clinic: Interpreters, Patients, and Power.","authors":"Marcela Testai","doi":"10.1353/nib.2024.a947861","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/nib.2024.a947861","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This commentary examines the experiences of medical interpreters through a collection of narratives exploring the complex interplay of language, culture, and power dynamics within the healthcare setting reported by medical interpreters. By analyzing themes of power differentials, language barriers, and vulnerability, this commentary highlights the critical role of interpreters in bridging communication gaps and advocating for patient needs. In addition, this commentary explores the personal and professional challenges faced by interpreters, emphasizing the impact of working conditions on interpretation quality. This commentary contributes to a deeper understanding of the experiences of medical interpreters and underscores the importance of supporting their work to improve patient care and health outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":37978,"journal":{"name":"Narrative inquiry in bioethics","volume":"14 3","pages":"195-200"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142878225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1353/nib.2024.a945335
Jenna Bennett
{"title":"Navigating Hard Situations that Medical School Cannot Prepare You For.","authors":"Jenna Bennett","doi":"10.1353/nib.2024.a945335","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/nib.2024.a945335","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37978,"journal":{"name":"Narrative inquiry in bioethics","volume":"14 2","pages":"88-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144015793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1353/nib.2024.a945336
Calvin R Gross
{"title":"Night Shift.","authors":"Calvin R Gross","doi":"10.1353/nib.2024.a945336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/nib.2024.a945336","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37978,"journal":{"name":"Narrative inquiry in bioethics","volume":"14 2","pages":"83-85"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143986699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1353/nib.2024.a945337
Laura Wachsmuth
{"title":"Searching for Peace in Death.","authors":"Laura Wachsmuth","doi":"10.1353/nib.2024.a945337","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/nib.2024.a945337","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37978,"journal":{"name":"Narrative inquiry in bioethics","volume":"14 2","pages":"75-77"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143989917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1353/nib.2024.a944476
Kristen Carey Rock
{"title":"Five More Minutes.","authors":"Kristen Carey Rock","doi":"10.1353/nib.2024.a944476","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/nib.2024.a944476","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37978,"journal":{"name":"Narrative inquiry in bioethics","volume":"14 2","pages":"E4-E6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143989939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1353/nib.2024.a945329
Katie L Gholson
{"title":"\"A Mother's Love\".","authors":"Katie L Gholson","doi":"10.1353/nib.2024.a945329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/nib.2024.a945329","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37978,"journal":{"name":"Narrative inquiry in bioethics","volume":"14 2","pages":"80-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144062391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1353/nib.2024.a934180
Frances Rieth Maynard
{"title":"\"It's All Personal\".","authors":"Frances Rieth Maynard","doi":"10.1353/nib.2024.a934180","DOIUrl":"10.1353/nib.2024.a934180","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37978,"journal":{"name":"Narrative inquiry in bioethics","volume":"14 1","pages":"24-26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141917624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1353/nib.2024.a934172
Arthur W Frank
This commentary discusses 12 stories about receiving ethics consultation in hospitals. Five stories are by physicians, three by nurses, and four by family members; three of the writers have training in bioethics. Some writers requested the consultation, others experienced the consultation as an imposition forced upon them, and in two cases, the story is about the absence of any consultation service. Three types of narrative are found to structure the stories: the genuine dilemma narrative, the institutional intransigence narrative, and the relational care narrative. Throughout, the question is what makes for a valuable consultation, and the general answer is whether consultation enables the development of mutually supportive relationships.
{"title":"Three Types of Stories About Encountering Bioethics.","authors":"Arthur W Frank","doi":"10.1353/nib.2024.a934172","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/nib.2024.a934172","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This commentary discusses 12 stories about receiving ethics consultation in hospitals. Five stories are by physicians, three by nurses, and four by family members; three of the writers have training in bioethics. Some writers requested the consultation, others experienced the consultation as an imposition forced upon them, and in two cases, the story is about the absence of any consultation service. Three types of narrative are found to structure the stories: the genuine dilemma narrative, the institutional intransigence narrative, and the relational care narrative. Throughout, the question is what makes for a valuable consultation, and the general answer is whether consultation enables the development of mutually supportive relationships.</p>","PeriodicalId":37978,"journal":{"name":"Narrative inquiry in bioethics","volume":"14 1","pages":"39-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141917638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1353/nib.2024.a947858
Beth Epstein
Every day, medical interpreters encounter the vulnerabilities of patients with limited English proficiency and systemic barriers to doing the right thing for patients. The narratives in this issue of NIB demonstrate a love of the interpretive practice. There are many stories of advocacy that go above and beyond what is expected of them. Yet, even with national standards, tensions exist as to the boundaries of their role-how much advocacy is expected and how much is above and beyond? What are the emotional costs of advocating for patients who are so vulnerable and in a system that is both huge and changing all the time? Overall, the narratives convey a sense of being situated within teams and within healthcare organizations as moral communities. As you read their stories, circle back to this context every now and then to ground the narratives and yourself in what it means to be a member of a team and moral community. I hope this grounding will help us be better at what we do together.
{"title":"Learning the Language of Medical Interpreters.","authors":"Beth Epstein","doi":"10.1353/nib.2024.a947858","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/nib.2024.a947858","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Every day, medical interpreters encounter the vulnerabilities of patients with limited English proficiency and systemic barriers to doing the right thing for patients. The narratives in this issue of NIB demonstrate a love of the interpretive practice. There are many stories of advocacy that go above and beyond what is expected of them. Yet, even with national standards, tensions exist as to the boundaries of their role-how much advocacy is expected and how much is above and beyond? What are the emotional costs of advocating for patients who are so vulnerable and in a system that is both huge and changing all the time? Overall, the narratives convey a sense of being situated within teams and within healthcare organizations as moral communities. As you read their stories, circle back to this context every now and then to ground the narratives and yourself in what it means to be a member of a team and moral community. I hope this grounding will help us be better at what we do together.</p>","PeriodicalId":37978,"journal":{"name":"Narrative inquiry in bioethics","volume":"14 3","pages":"175-181"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142878208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}