Caring for the Deaf: Nursing Students' Knowledge and Awareness

Publication Date

7-1-2021

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Nursing Education Perspectives

Volume

42

Issue

4

DOI

10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000685

First Page

241

Last Page

242

Abstract

Navigating an increasingly complex health care system is challenging for marginalized populations, including the Deaf and hard of hearing who rely heavily on nurses' and hospital-provided interpreters' knowledge of the American Sign Language. This study examined Deaf culture knowledge and awareness among undergraduate and graduate nursing students in the United States. Study findings indicated low knowledge regarding cochlear implants, use of interpreters, and parental newborn hearing test rights. Integrating care of the deaf into all levels of nursing education will serve to promote patient health literacy and health outcomes while advancing the science of nursing education.

Keywords

Deaf Persons, Hard of Hearing, Health Literacy, Nursing Education

Department

Nursing

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