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I am not sure if this is right mod but here it is. My best friend is deaf and she always wanted to be a nurse, half of her family are nurse. So I was wonder if any of you deaf who is nurse and if so, do you have to go college for this and how you get the job to accept you that you can do it? Thanks.
 
I know a deaf woman who works at a nursing home in Westfield or Agawam, Massachusetts. I don't know whether she is still works there. I was mad at her that she smoked at my house a long time ago. I think that she attended a nursing school for a few years. I am sure that she likes her job. I don't know about now because of the closing down some nursing homes - the bad economy.
 
kula23 said:
I am not sure if this is right mod but here it is. My best friend is deaf and she always wanted to be a nurse, half of her family are nurse. So I was wonder if any of you deaf who is nurse and if so, do you have to go college for this and how you get the job to accept you that you can do it? Thanks.
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My grandma's retired nurse few years ago and her daughter is attending to college to become nurse. So I guess deaf can be nurse.
 
Anyway, any job available to a hearing person should be equally accessible to a deaf person. I personally don't know of any deaf nurses, but I sure wish there were more...man...

I was furious whenever my son (he's profoundly deaf, age 15) had a huge health problem. He went to the hospital (I had taken him). I had to be not only his parent BUT HIS INTERPRETER. Then they have the nerve to stick him with a needle (for IVs) without even waving in front of him or anything. How rude.

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kula23 said:
I am not sure if this is right mod but here it is. My best friend is deaf and she always wanted to be a nurse, half of her family are nurse. So I was wonder if any of you deaf who is nurse and if so, do you have to go college for this and how you get the job to accept you that you can do it? Thanks.
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I'm an RN (hearing). I suggest she inquire at some nursing programs and contact her State's Board of Nursing (if she lives in the USA). You can become an RN through a couple of different routes. An associate degree (2 years at a community college), a diploma program (most are no longer in operation) or a four year degree (BSN). She'd have to find out if she could get them to make accomodations for her and she probably would have difficulties with certain tasks, eg using a stethoscope to assess heart and lung sounds, etc. But that's not to say there are areas which she would not be able to work especially if there were a client base which were deaf.

I'm editing to add, that nurses function in many diverse ways. We work in neonatal intensive care (like me) We work in community health. We work in mental health. We do a million different things. School nurses to hospice care.

Best of luck to her.
 
I'm training to be a mental health nurse. My uni discouraged me from being a general nurse because they said there would be certain situations I wouldn't be able to cope with, i.e. operating theatre, accident and emergency. Here in the UK there are courses which accept Deaf applicants to train as mental health nurses.

Where I live there are mental health specialist services for the Deaf, which I hope to work in.
 
You messed up a few things in my post when you reedited it.

Also, what exactly was wrong with my first paragraph and the quote...I QUOTE ALL POSTS, AS IT SHOULD BE. You can take this up with me via email or here.

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Its not impossible, your friend will need to be prepared for the intense and challenge medical terminology. Just be prepared for the unfamiliar while she's in school studying to be a nurse. Its really cool to see your friend takes a great interest in the medical profession to make a difference:)
 
I know of an girl with a ci who has just qualified as a nurse in London UK
 
My kid did talk to nurse at emergency hospital, but he didn't know that she is hoh after that she signed to me and told me that her parents are deaf. Interesting I have heard about this same place where a lot of deaf clients went there that have provided with terp.

There is another deaf I met at the deaf bowling and told me that she is a radiology technician employed at the hospital.
 
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I can't read Lavenders' response its so tiny and light. I can read it only if I reply.

Back to the topic, that's great your kid met a HOH nurse and you met another deaf in the medical profession awesome!
 
Yes deaf can be nurse, I am one of them and I work in the OR. Best wishes
 
im wishes i would become nurse but my mom told me says due hard communicate with hearing people that too silly question!! But my mom bring lots of books about nurse im rather not..

but my mom current nurse for CCU known as heart area after operation but my mom care patient but she earns RN license,CCRN and plus faculty awards.

many million nurse student who study become goals what wanted in unit same heart,labor&delivery,SICU,ICU,ER,Rehab,Orthopedics,OR,whatever types of nurse to study become.

and also some deaf can study become nurse that aint easy due communication should be FAIR!!
 
i was hoh when i worked cardiology and in the cath lab when i was like 21. it can be done. deaf can be nurses same as hearies. there accommodations for nurses. they are stethoscope for hearing impaired. breath sounds would be hard though. there are ways around that though. i am deaf now and no longer work in nursing but it was my own choice. not because i was deaf necessarily. she can be a LVN from a two yr degree or an RN from a four yr degree and up from there. or she can be a certified nurse aide and only go to school long enough to get a certificate. most people who are going to school to be nurses start with a CNA while they go to school to be a regular nurse to decide if they for sure want to go in that field. plus u can get job and patient experience while in school. i suggest that route for ur friend. just my thoughts...
 
I know 3 people who are nurses, one of whom is deaf. They're all successful in their specific fields. It's not deafness that defines the person, it is the personal conviction that defines the person. If one can think he/she can do it, he/she can do anything they set their mind to.

"There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent of hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul"
 
anyone can become a nurse, DEAF, HOH or HEARING!
they can go to ANY school they want and the school is REQUIRE BY LAW to provide an interpter!!! if they do not provide an interpter, the school can get into ALOT ALOT of trouble!!!
i am student to become medical assistant. (i am deaf) i am in honors! i will be completing in APRIL 2010! deafness, will not get in my way! either shld it let anyone. please tell your friend, to GO FOR IT!!! :)
we need MORE DEAF nurses, doctors etc etc etc!! :)
 
Well....

I know it's been 4 yrs since this post but it can help others with the same question. Can a deaf or HOH person be a nurse? The answer is YES and it is all about getting the right tools. I am a nurse with severe hearing loss in my ears bilaterally. I wear BTE hearing aids. Technology out there is innovative, and amazing. The right hearing aids can bluetooth to stethoscopes or cell phones. In densely populated cities such as NY and Miami there is a high demand for nurses fluent in ASL for deaf/ HOH folks. You have to fight for your right to be what you want to be and PROVE it. You have to figure out ways to adapt and adjust and you have to accept reality. In reality, I know there are some fields I should probably stay away from in order to ensure the safety of patients as well as myself. For example, I would not work in an Emergency room where hearing is a bit more crucial- however working in Peds or geriatrics(older population) is a great field to get into. There's options and there's ways. I have not personally met any fully deaf nurses yet but I have read forums where all deaf nurses d work in the field-
 
My cousin is a doctor and she was born with one sided deafness and is still deaf in that ear. She's very successful. I say yes!
 
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