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Deafblindness and health advocacy

American Nurse

Patients with deafblindness, however, have needs beyond the basic knowledge provided in most nursing schools. Skilton and colleagues describe those with deafblindness as a “hard-to-reach” audience faced with communication barriers, limited budgets, lack of training in healthcare accessibility, and sensory impairment self-awareness.

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4 Steps to Becoming a Labor and Delivery Nurse

Registered Nursing

These settings allow you to strengthen core competencies such as patient assessment, communication, IV therapy, and emergency response. For instance, managing post-op surgical patients helps hone the skills necessary for monitoring postpartum recovery, while caring for new mothers and infants provides a direct bridge to L&D.