Summary
Education
Skills
Introduction
Importance Of Sign Language To The Health Worker
Group Members
Timeline
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Sandra Serwaa Oppong

Sunyani

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Education

REGISTERED MIDWIFERY(RM4), LEVEL 300 -

NURSING AND MIDWIFERY TRAINING COLLEGE_ SUNYANI

Skills

  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Fluent in Language
  • Time Management

Introduction

Sign language is a visual way of communicating where someone uses hand, gesture and movements, body language and facial expressions to communicate. Sign languages are the native languages of the deaf community and provide a visual way of communication.

Importance Of Sign Language To The Health Worker

  • IMPROVED COMMUNICATION, By understanding sign language, you are opening up the lines of communication with children and adults who have hearing damage and making both your job and the patient’s live easier.
  • CAREER ADVANCEMENT, The ability to understand more than one language is a highly tough if skill. In the field of nursing, you may come in contact with patients that are deaf and dump. It helps the nurse to communicate with such patients.
  • COMMUNITY SUPPORT, Open communication in the health care field is a priority and the rights of deaf and dump patients. Understanding sign language as a nurse can also be helpful.
  • IMPROVED INTERPRETATION OF BODY LANGUAGE IN GENERAL, A study showed that people who use sign language have an improved ability to read body language.
  • SIGN LANGUAGE REDUCES FRUSTRATION, For those who are hearing impaired or deaf, sign language takes the pressure off trying to hear words that are not coming in clearly.

Group Members

  • DONKOR LYDIA, 6622180064
  • FOSUAA FRANCISCA, 6622180069
  • POMAA AFREH PRISCILLA, 6622180013
  • AKRASI ELLEN, 6622180019
  • OPPONG SERWAA SANDRA, 6622180097

Timeline

REGISTERED MIDWIFERY(RM4), LEVEL 300 -

NURSING AND MIDWIFERY TRAINING COLLEGE_ SUNYANI
Sandra Serwaa Oppong