dyslexia

Re: dyslexia

BengalcatRVN — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 23:42:19 GMT

My old nurse was amazing, fantastic with clients and animals. She's dyslexic but it doesn't get in her way, apart from qualifying, she'd put off doing her NVQ, after her ANA, but other than not having RVN after her name, she was the most amazing person I know, and I'd trust her over half the vets I know with my animals. Moved practice now, but she's still there :)

Re: dyslexia

dinkyd — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:38:11 GMT

Kerry - my student got help during exams.If the college isnt aware they should be told so they can arrange for this

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xhappysvn21x — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:00:35 GMT

since my dyslexia has been spotted i see were i go wrong more often (i am a bit of a stress head) but spelling/literacy is my worst area and i use dictionary, thesaurus and spell checker a hell of a lot. i have to read everythin out loud and then have some one proof read my work. i finding it soo embarassing but am lucky tht ppl support me with it. never been good with maths but realised recently i make lots of errors/corrections with numbers. e.g. writing down the time on an anaesthetic form : / -- stupidly simple but somehow make corrections. am happy i

reckonise my misakes but any kind of essay i need to write is very time consuming for me. assessor says i try and think too hard but i dont no how i work around that.

Re: dyslexia

Kerry Spain — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 15:21:39 GMT

I'm glad someone has brought this up, I'm about to start teaching at my new practice and have a dyslexic student nurse. She is more than competent at the practical side of things but she struggles with spelling/ literacy. She is aware of this and I was wondering what I could do to help her learn and not get muddled up. Any suggestions?

Re: dyslexia

Rachel Jayne — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:47:46 GMT

I have number dyslexia, or discalculus, as some people like to call it.

Always strugglefd with maths in school, my mum is a teacher & tried to get the school to recognise it & do something to help, but they wouldn't acknowledge it, so I spent years having private tutors to try & help. Eventually managed a D at GCSE, 2 marks off a C.

I get numbers that sound the same mixed up when trying to write them down, for example 4's and 5's and 6's and 7's. Recording a length of numbers is usually where I slip up, like a phone number or batch number on a stock item.

I'm usually ok with drug calculations as I know what's about right for the size of animal etc, but will always double & triple check if it's something I've not used before.

First employer was fine with it, to the extent that my boss luaghed & said that it's always happened to him too but he never knew what it was! Second employer really did my nut in, totally freaked out when I told them & had another member of staff, even staff below me, follow me round all the time to check what I was doing

Re: dyslexia

dinkyd — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:42:32 GMT

I had a dyslexic svn - she is now a qvn and a excellent nurse.I think a supportive team is a must - i always found if she was unhappy about spelling drugs,doses etc she always asked - which i think is important to.They should never feel they are unable to ask for help or feel stupid by doing so.

Re: dyslexia

Sal the 1st — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:15:44 GMT

I know of 3 very competent nurses - probably among the safest nurses you could ever wish to dose an animal, because they are aware of their difficulties and they always get their calculations/ drugs checked by another person. depending on what sort of dyslexia coloured overlays on text can be really helpful.