Deaf Nurse

[pjay]

I am looking to change my career. I've always wanted to be a nurse, but gave up the dream when I started losing my hearing. My friend who was born deaf tells me that deaf people can do anything, and not that I don't agree, but I was hearing most of my life and I just see more of the things that deaf can't do. Probably because I knew what I could do before I lost my hearing and what I can do now.

I'm seriously considering going back to school for nursing, but don't want to waste my time and money if no one will hire me.

 

[KristinaB]

When my mother was in the hospital back in 2006 for her double pneumonia, one of the ICU nurses was deaf. She had a 90 dcbl loss in both ears. She wore HA's that did not help much and had a special stethoscope. She graduated from nursing school after her hearing had gotten worse. She chose the ICU as it was a smaller area. It is busier, but there are monitors everywhere and everyone works with her.

I say, "Go for it". I had always wanted to go into nursing and was a CNA at both a hospital and a nursing home. I did not go further since I had the issue of getting too attached to the patients and then they would die and I would sink into a depression. Also, problems with my leg began to get worse at that point.