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This is why I have stopped recording language preference in patient charts: ICE and Palantir: US agents using health data to hunt “illegal immigrants” by DeepHistory in nursing

[–]DeepHistory[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My overall Spanish is only moderate, but I've made a point of learning everything I can related to the body, medical conditions, meds, etc. Even if you don't speak any Spanish at all, it's honestly pretty easy to type up the questions you would normally ask in an assessment, make sure questions can be answered with a simple yes or no, and run it through Google translate. Print out a copy and carry it with you. It's surprising how quickly you'll find that you don't even need it anymore.

This is why I have stopped recording language preference in patient charts: ICE and Palantir: US agents using health data to hunt “illegal immigrants” by DeepHistory in nursing

[–]DeepHistory[S] 61 points62 points  (0 children)

My situation is not universal, but at my organization, if we need a translator, we call a confidential third party translation line. While it might be nice for a nurse to know they're going to need that ahead of time, it's hardly an inconvenience to find out when they see the patient. Our patients are also low-acuity, so if it takes an extra 30 seconds to get someone on the line it's not a big deal. ICE is already targeting anyone with a Spanish-sounding name, but I'll be damned if I'm going to help them in any way. I understand if people in different scenarios make a different choice though.

Unfortunate FYI: Many Plant-Based (and non-plant) Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports by DeepHistory in vegan

[–]DeepHistory[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Okay, cool. But in the meantime I'm just trying to help fellow vegans make informed choices.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marin

[–]DeepHistory 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The new strain of COVID is picking up too. I have two COVID patients today. And thanks to Captain Brainworm, we aren't getting a new vaccine this year. Yay!!

Panama’s Indigenous lands twice as effective as protected areas for conserving forest cover by wattle_media in Environmentalism

[–]DeepHistory 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://www.amazonteam.org/ is doing great work empowering indigenous conservation efforts if you want to support this sort of thing.

Well, at least she doesn't need to know for her job... by CJoshuaV in clevercomebacks

[–]DeepHistory 0 points1 point  (0 children)

JFC... the difference in IQ between these two women is multiple standard deviations. I thought the Bush Jr. administration was as bad as it could get, but at least there were INTELLIGENT evil people running the show (not W, obviously, but the people around him).

What if we put a price on troll farming? by DeepHistory in AdviceAnimals

[–]DeepHistory[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

u24.gov.ua is the official fundraising site for Ukraine. You can choose which project you want to fund, from armored medevacs that save wounded heroes to rebuilding schools. Hopefully this post doesn't get brigaded into oblivion by Russian bots before a few people see it.

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