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and the crappy thing is I bet the sports department isn't having any budget cutbacks. Now I am a huge football fan, but a college's primary goal is EDUCATION.

Hey, now thats an idea I didn't think of! There HAS to be some type of keyboard communication device to use in a hospital. I think I will poke around and look. We have this special two handset phone for patients that come in speaking a language we don't have access to an interpreter (Chinese...

Thank you everyone! First, thank you to all your feedback. I had a great shift and have gotten some sleep. My shift went very well with my patient and I turned him over to a great nurse that I am sure made him feel comfortable. I think I had worked out a pretty good system during the night...

I think I will! I have been using my down time tonight to read all about deafness, sign language, etc. I am amazed at the thought of not only having to learn sign language as the communication skill, but to have to attach and understand how that applies to a second language (english) when...

Thank you for your feedback! In response to your question, the only electric equipment we have is this oversized typewriter keyboard for people who are on a ventilator but too weak to hold a pen. It is much more clear if I use paper and a marker. He has shown me some basic sign language words...

The intrepeter has gone home so I am on my own. Sometimes I have another person in the room with me (another nurse to help with something), and I have caught myself wanting to say something to the nurse with me but thought it would be rude. The patient does read lips fairly well, but I am using...

Hello all. I am an ICU nurse that is taking care of a deaf patient for my shift. I wanted to ask a few questions from you guys (and gals). I had an interpreter for the first few hours but they go home at night. First, is it considered rude to talk to another person in the room as my patient can...