Using Virtual Remote Interpretation in Simulation for Clients With Limited English Proficiency

Abstract

Abstract Providing culturally responsive communication to clients with limited English proficiency (LEP) is important to achieve equitable care. Ensuring nurses are trained in effective communication using interpreters or interpretation devices can begin before licensure. Virtual remote interpretation (VRI) is commonly used in the absence of in-person interpretation for clients with LEP. The purpose of this simulation activity was to evaluate student performance and perceptions related to culturally responsive communication when using VRI in a prenatal care simulation of clients with LEP.