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Hello, I've been a member for a while and am delighted to finally see a forum for nurses with limitations. I am profoundly deaf and getting deafer everyday. Although I do wear 2 BTE's, lip read, know asl, I do speak and I work in the operating room. ...

I did not recall anywhere in the original post where it stated this 'celebrity' gave consent, there is no guarentee that this said photo does not have someone in the background whose privacy it may violate, would you as an RN take a photo of every pa...

It NOT legal! Period! The unliscenced people present pose a risk to patient safety.

And...What is wrong with that? Nothing at all!

That is Omission and still wrong, Never lie to any patient no matter what and never purposly withold info.

Unless that nurse had expressed consent by that patient, the photo was a violation of the person's privacy, along with meeting the same patient in the ER (even if she was off the clock) was also inappropriate (How did she know the person was in the E...

Yes the state I am in requires a certification in order to pass surgical instruments. If a person is not an RN they are a CST (certified scrub tech) It is a patient liability issue not a student nursing issue. I am not discouraging just surprised tha...

I too went from nursing school to the OR however, the hospital I worked at also required a rotation in other areas prior to being soley in the OR. I did ER, PACU, NICU, ICU, Gen floor, and cardiology...I feel those rotations did help me.

The chagrin of the physicians is understandable...Legally a nursing student should only be in the OR to observe NOT to scrub in and hand instruments...The patients have the right to not have underqualified personnel working on them..I question the le...

Oh, the question regarding the nurse behaviour...It is not unprofessional to not speak but it is discurtious...How do you know that the nurse isnt trying to not disrupt the patients rest? has a sore throat? Is deaf or has speaking problems, has a lot...

Reading the questions and answers, I got them all correct according to what I know as an RN and what your instructor claims is the most correct answer. I would have to ask you if maybe you are analyzing your answers too much when deciding what is cor...

UHmmmmm.........WHAT? That is NOT something I have EVER seen...I think that could classify as patient abandonment. You were a student? alone ? in the OR with a patient under anesthesia? and no one else???

I will NEVER EAT AGAIN....Blechhhhhhhh:uhoh3::sstrs:

*GASP*...............(sucking air into lungs)......I think I hurt myself from laughing!!!!!!:loveya:

I am inactive right now because I was told by my former employer that I would not have any accomodations granted to me (I used to work in the OR with profound hearing loss) but one day very suddenly I lost the rest of my hearing (which was very littl...

KatrinaAnne- Yes I would love a chance to chat with you.

I am a Deaf RN, the term 'hearing impaired" is offensive. I suggest reading the ADA and checking the school's requirements on student instruction, perhaps talking with a counselor at the school.

well, let's see....don't be like me and have a genetic condition that steals your hearing away and disintegrates you with cerebellar ataxia, yeah because that is why my boss "let me go" even though I never put anyone in any harms way or ever had a co...

I believe that it would be a yes however, information that might be clinical important such as I/O needs to be accuratly recorded if not by them then by a supervising RN.

Ditto here, im a deaf RN (level below 120 dec straight across) and If I can be an RN, then so can anyone...Im here also if you need additional support.

I would suggest that you check with the accredidation of that private school. If they receive ANY funding from the government, then they are required by ADA law to accomodate your reasonable requests. You might consider speaking with a lawyer who kno...

I can think of a few that have perterbed me once or twice...How about when you have cases all day and find out in the middle of the day the next patient is severly allergic to any latex? why is this in the middle of the day before and after non-latex...

They did surgery to prevent her body from going septic and possibly into shock then dying...that's why. And do you honestly believe that anyone can be comfortable with eight gangreneous toes? I think NOT!

Well, truth be told I have been an OR nurse for going on 9 years and I have progressive bilateral profound deafness and I am one of THE MOST sought RN in the OR. If someone has a problem or question, I am the one they come to...So truth be told it is...

I had an exceptionally long case one time...I had been at work at 6 AM until 3 pm then an emergency case came in and since I was the "on call" person I got to enjoy the surgery. It was a knee scope that ended up with a ruptured popliteal artery and a...