A first step toward improving communications with the deaf pa tient is to be familiar with the various forms of communication he or she uses in daily life. Two or more of the following means of ...

A student from the University of Salford has become the first deaf male nurse to enter the nursing register using British Sign Language (BSL) as his first language. Andrew Maxim graduated with a ...

A nursing school boots out a deaf student over concerns that her hearing loss would limit her ability to safely perform clinical rotations. Nonsense, says the Association of Medical Professionals with ...

AN 'inspirational' deaf nurse has been given a top award for her work in making nursing a career of choice for people with disabilities ­— particularly those with hearing impairment. Respiratory nurse ...

A literature review revealed that health professionals’ communication with deaf people is often inadequate, leading to lack of understanding and putting patients at risk Effective communication ...

Johns Hopkins Hospital violated the federal Americans with Disabilities Act when officials rescinded a job offer to a deaf nurse after she requested a sign-language interpreter, a U.S. District Court ...

According to Forbes, more than “1.5 billion people worldwide are affected by hearing loss.” In health care, it can be a continuous struggle for the hard of hearing to receive proper care. “Most ...

A DEAF nurse who has been petitioning for disabled awareness in the NHS has been awarded the British Empire Medal. Joanne Mohammed, who worked at Royal Blackburn Hospital for more than 20 years, has ...

Caitlin Tanner decided to become a nurse when she was fitted with cochlear implants at 16 The use of face masks during the Covid pandemic meant some hospital staff struggled with hearing, according to ...

“I would get home from 12-hour shifts and I’d go straight to bed and be asleep immediately. I don’t think anyone realises how much energy and focus it takes out of you when you have no natural hearing ...

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