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by b800h 29 days ago
Her nurses frequently couldn't speak English. I had to spell out her medical conditions letter by letter so that the nurse could input it onto the medical system. She was entering gibberish / wrong info until I stepped in, as I was watching the PAS out of interest.
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fucking hell. dont they have language tests for foreign nurses? how the hell did she pass it ?
They effectively had tourist English. They're probably in through an agency so the financial incentive is to find an examiner who will give the right answer.