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I don't have hearing loss, but I do have a constant, 24-7 ringing in my ears from Minere's Disease. I absolutely cannot hear a single through my stethoscope but the ringing! So, I went to the audiologoist at my ENT's office, and she made ear molds for both of my ears that fit on the end of my stethoscope. The molds have a hole in each one which is what I needed. A regular stethoscope's ear pieces completely plug my ears giving an "occlusion affect". I can hear everything now that I have those ear molds! As for your instructor telling you that you don't belong in nursing if you can't hear.....they absolutely cannot do that! They cannot discriminate based on a disability.....and even if you are not disabled, which I am not, this lack of hearing is a disability when it comes to nursing. My instructors told me that I could definitely finish my nursing program if these ear molds didn't work. They just said they would work something out. Now, to just get those couple of nosy body students in my class to mind their own business. I've heard one of them comment that I shouldn't be allowed to continue if I couldn't hear. She has asked me repeatedly when I was going to check off on B/P and apical pulse. I just said, "You are really worried about that aren't you?" and left it at that. I swear, I really wonder how some of the students in my class actually got accepted...., but that is a whole 'nother topic! Check into ear molds with an audiologist......Good luck!

I'm getting ready for my first Pharm test, and it seems as though I saw an acronym somewhere for the "Six Rights of Safe and Accurate Medication Administration". Do any of you know a good acronym to remember: "The right patient must receive the right drug in the right amount by the right route at the right time, followed by the right documentation." Thanks for your help!