CaregiverGrace

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  1. Nursing Grad Questions

    CaregiverGrace replied to R2K2NE1's topic in General Nursing

    water tank for humidifier being low only seems like a "danger" if the pt has had some severe dryness of the airways that requires constant humidification. But a portable O2 tank out of the holder is a...

  2. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    CaregiverGrace replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    Learning an entire language, and learning some skills in treating an obese patient, are so far apart that it is laughable to even compare. I will add here that I have picked up conversational Spanish,...

  3. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    CaregiverGrace replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    That's pretty much it. If immigrants come over to this country and don't want to learn the dominant language, and they do not like that people won't learn their own, then they should go back to their...

  4. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    CaregiverGrace replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I think to a certain extent this is a moral/ethical issue, as opposed to simply a "patient care" issue. There is no law that healthcare providers in the US must speak any language other than English.....

  5. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    CaregiverGrace replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but conquering/nationalizing, and immigrating/assimilating, are two VERY different things. The United States, as the language of the constitution, and of virtually all public signage/property, is...

  6. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    CaregiverGrace replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    The "enabling" has added to the snowball effect, BUT the enabling is a result of the initial problem - ie reluctance in learning the language. This enabling is in many cases businesses noticing that...

  7. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    CaregiverGrace replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    The problem stems from the fact that you have people from literally all over the world moving here, and for the most part every ethnic group has adopted English as part of their duty to become...

  8. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    CaregiverGrace replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I consider the opposite to be true. A group of people has decided to leave their country and become American citizens, but have resisted homogenization into the American culture and language. This...

  9. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    CaregiverGrace replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    Gotta disagree with that. Most people have enough difficulty communicating properly in their native language, let alone mastering 3 or 4. Illiteracy is still fairly common.. Asking, no, expecting...

  10. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    CaregiverGrace replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    You should have told her that it would make more sense for her to learn English, esp. since she is the one that left her native-Spanish speaking country to move here. Of course hospitals have some...

  11. The Hard Question on Access to Health Care: Will We Have Enough Doctors and Services?

    CaregiverGrace replied to VickyRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Much of the Healthcare/Obamacare reform is likely to be repealed over the next couple of years anyway, so I don't think these current changes will have a significant effect on the system. There will...

  12. Steps of becoming nurse

    CaregiverGrace replied to a5gunner's topic in General Nursing

    If u are serious about nursing then the best route is the straightest route - BSN. Forget about the cna, associates, lpn, etc. and just get your BSN degree. However, since you just changed fields from...

  13. Just looking for some other opinions on a topic that came up on Oprah

    CaregiverGrace replied to mentalhealthRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's a terrible idea to bring a child into that world that will most likely be born with a terminal illness. This woman should be ashamed of herself. There are millions of children that need adoption...

  14. Anyone ever lived and/or worked as an RN in Ecuador?

    CaregiverGrace replied to klone's topic in International Nursing

    Id be carful about Ecuador as I have heard of drug seizures/smuggling in the area and unless you know the street smarts of the locals you could be in for a rough go of it. Have you lived in the area...