Comments on: english 101 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html a nurse blog. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:48:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Jutoome strong bones http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html#comment-21578 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:59:27 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html#comment-21578 <strong>nesquik choco ))</strong> Kids love chocolate milk from Nesquik! monopril Have fun online with Quicky the Nesquik bunny. nesquik choco ))

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]]> by: Daily Horoscope http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html#comment-3482 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:22:51 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html#comment-3482 <strong>Daily Horoscope</strong> Nice site Daily Horoscope

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]]> by: TC http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html#comment-1067 Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:39:55 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html#comment-1067 I agree that medical staff need to know English well in order to provide safe care. That said, my husband teaches NCLEX review, often to non-native speakers. Very often, they speak and understand English well, but get confused on the test because it is SO important to grasp the subleties of English. Maybe it doesn't seem so to native English speakers, but I've known nursing students from the Ukraine, the Philippines and other places who were smart and spoke English just fine, that took the NCLEX 2 or 3 times because of that. Could this be the kind of English support they're proposing? I agree that medical staff need to know English well in order to provide safe care. That said, my husband teaches NCLEX review, often to non-native speakers. Very often, they speak and understand English well, but get confused on the test because it is SO important to grasp the subleties of English. Maybe it doesn’t seem so to native English speakers, but I’ve known nursing students from the Ukraine, the Philippines and other places who were smart and spoke English just fine, that took the NCLEX 2 or 3 times because of that. Could this be the kind of English support they’re proposing?

]]> by: HealthPsych http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html#comment-1053 Sat, 29 Jul 2006 05:12:15 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html#comment-1053 Australia is a very multicultural society. In hospitals, we often rely on nursing staff who are fluent in a language other than English to communicate with patients who difficulties. We also have extensive interpreting services in place (although they can be overstretched). However, I absolutely believe all medical staff must have a basic grip of English, anything else is inviting potential disaster. In emergencies, no one wants to be distracted by having to interpret for someone who may fail to understand what is required of them. Australia is a very multicultural society. In hospitals, we often rely on nursing staff who are fluent in a language other than English to communicate with patients who difficulties. We also have extensive interpreting services in place (although they can be overstretched). However, I absolutely believe all medical staff must have a basic grip of English, anything else is inviting potential disaster. In emergencies, no one wants to be distracted by having to interpret for someone who may fail to understand what is required of them.

]]> by: Cath http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html#comment-1049 Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:27:20 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html#comment-1049 I agree with you, May - I know if anyone I know went to live in another country which had a different primary language and didn't learn that language, I'd feel that was wrong - so that's the way I feel here. And I think it's dangerous for a person not to be able to communicate clearly in a work situation where life and death situations come up much of the time. If you want to do the job and have enough initiative to pass the medical exams, then you will have enough initiative to study for and pass the language exams, and if you can communicate better with your patients and other members of the team, you'll be a better member of the team in consequence. I agree with you, May - I know if anyone I know went to live in another country which had a different primary language and didn’t learn that language, I’d feel that was wrong - so that’s the way I feel here.

And I think it’s dangerous for a person not to be able to communicate clearly in a work situation where life and death situations come up much of the time. If you want to do the job and have enough initiative to pass the medical exams, then you will have enough initiative to study for and pass the language exams, and if you can communicate better with your patients and other members of the team, you’ll be a better member of the team in consequence.

]]> by: intelinurse2b http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html#comment-1041 Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:44:13 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html#comment-1041 ok, this may be the first "controversial" comment I have left, but I simply have to respond. I had a nurse, when I delivered my last child (9 mo ago) that was Korean. A semi-recent grad from the same nursing school I am currently enrolled in. Her name was Zoom (seriously) and she was AMAZING. I have four kids and didnt think there was much I still needed to know about newborns. I was wrong. Although she clearly did not have a handle on conversational English, she flat out rocked as a nurse. Her skills were obvious and allowed me to overlook my initial hesitations about her simply because of our mutual language barrier. She, Im certain, recieved no help with her NCLEX. In direct regards to the article, I think we need nurses. Plain and simple. And in a country where Spanish is so commonly spoken, why not have ESL (English as a second language)nurses who had some help on their NCLEX? Im nt ofeeneded by that. They still need to be able to answer the question correctly-they still need to have the knowledge to perform their duty as a nurse. We certainly have many Spanish speaking Americans, why should they not be entitled to Spanish speaking nurses? And thank God for them, because my high school Spanish classes will surely escape me when I encounter my first Spanish speaking patient. I will be embarrassed that all I can remember is, "Hola" and then ever-so-thankful that I have a Spanish speaking nurse collegue (who may have had some language assistance on their NCLEX) there to save my ass and help my patient when I can't. Don't be fooled, I will not care if she had language help on her NCLEX, I will be thankful that the language help she did get with her NCLEX is making her presence and assistance to me and my patient possible. ok, this may be the first “controversial” comment I have left, but I simply have to respond. I had a nurse, when I delivered my last child (9 mo ago) that was Korean. A semi-recent grad from the same nursing school I am currently enrolled in. Her name was Zoom (seriously) and she was AMAZING. I have four kids and didnt think there was much I still needed to know about newborns. I was wrong. Although she clearly did not have a handle on conversational English, she flat out rocked as a nurse. Her skills were obvious and allowed me to overlook my initial hesitations about her simply because of our mutual language barrier. She, Im certain, recieved no help with her NCLEX.

In direct regards to the article, I think we need nurses. Plain and simple. And in a country where Spanish is so commonly spoken, why not have ESL (English as a second language)nurses who had some help on their NCLEX? Im nt ofeeneded by that. They still need to be able to answer the question correctly-they still need to have the knowledge to perform their duty as a nurse. We certainly have many Spanish speaking Americans, why should they not be entitled to Spanish speaking nurses? And thank God for them, because my high school Spanish classes will surely escape me when I encounter my first Spanish speaking patient. I will be embarrassed that all I can remember is, “Hola” and then ever-so-thankful that I have a Spanish speaking nurse collegue (who may have had some language assistance on their NCLEX) there to save my ass and help my patient when I can’t. Don’t be fooled, I will not care if she had language help on her NCLEX, I will be thankful that the language help she did get with her NCLEX is making her presence and assistance to me and my patient possible.

]]> by: Change of Shift: Volume One, Number Three // Emergiblog http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html#comment-1039 Thu, 27 Jul 2006 04:50:59 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html#comment-1039 [...] It might be controversial, but May from About A Nurse tries to understand why someone would not want to learn the language of the country where they are employed in English 101. (Um…someone tell me the NCLEX is given in English only…please?) [...] […] It might be controversial, but May from About A Nurse tries to understand why someone would not want to learn the language of the country where they are employed in English 101. (Um…someone tell me the NCLEX is given in English only…please?) […]

]]> by: unsinkablemb http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html#comment-1035 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:08:57 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html#comment-1035 may - i've come across a number of spanish-, greek-, and polish-speaking patients. it was very difficult for me to give them the proper care without being able to communicate with them. i can't imagine having to do that on a daily basis! our priority should be on PATIENT CARE instead of trying to plug in a warm body in a job that carries serious responsibilities. (and by the way, i'm first generation american, so i've been around bilingual people all my life.) may - i’ve come across a number of spanish-, greek-, and polish-speaking patients. it was very difficult for me to give them the proper care without being able to communicate with them. i can’t imagine having to do that on a daily basis! our priority should be on PATIENT CARE instead of trying to plug in a warm body in a job that carries serious responsibilities. (and by the way, i’m first generation american, so i’ve been around bilingual people all my life.)

]]> by: Kim http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html#comment-1032 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:23:58 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html#comment-1032 May, I had an eleven-year-old whose parents were born in Vietnam and they told him "I speak Vietnamese inside and English outside." Meaning the house. And yes, even though heavily accented and not perfect, his parents spoke English. May, I had an eleven-year-old whose parents were born in Vietnam and they told him “I speak Vietnamese inside and English outside.” Meaning the house.

And yes, even though heavily accented and not perfect, his parents spoke English.

]]> by: libby http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html#comment-1030 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:33:46 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2006/07/english-101.html#comment-1030 may-i think this is how the majority of America feels, however, most don't say it, cuz we'll be accused of being prejudiced or something. & that is simply not true! we want to help you, but you also need to help yourself too! may-i think this is how the majority of America feels, however, most don’t say it, cuz we’ll be accused of being prejudiced or something. & that is simply not true! we want to help you, but you also need to help yourself too!

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