Society for Nurses with Disabilities

There's a recent article that was just published. It's titled, "Being reasonable: Supporting disabled nursing students in practice." Here's the abstract from that paper: AIM: To analyse recurring adjustments made in practice settings and the support strategies put in place to enable disabled students to achieve the levels of proficiency required on pre-registration nursing programmes. BACKGROUND: Legislative and regulatory changes in the UK require higher education institutions to make reasonable adjustments for disabled students whose needs must be considered and adjustments made before their programmes of study begin. The student practice learning advisor's (SPLA) primary role is to support disabled students and to operationalise recommended adjustments in practice. METHOD: An evaluative case study design was employed to analyse the work of the SPLA over 12 months using progression data, individual interviews and reflective accounts. FINDINGS:...

Here's an article that may interest you, especially if you work in the UK. It's titled, "Disability as an equal opportunity issue within nurse education in the UK." The author writes:  Whilst equal opportunity policies, related research and subsequent curricula changes over recent years may have begun to have a positive impact in some areas of nursing education and practice, 'disability' struggles for recognition as an equality issue. Disabled people, making up approximately six million of the UK population, experience discrimination as part of their daily lives and this is also evident in the nursing services they receive. Far from challenging discrimination, nursing education may simply sustain the negative dominant ideological view of disability. Drawing comparisons with 'race', which has an established equal opportunity dimension, this paper explores disability equality, which is relatively neglected in nursing curricula. From this review it is ...

Join other nurses and form a strong community of nurses who are disabled. Membership is free for this online society which is a part of the Society of Disabled Healthcare Professionals ( SDHP ). Join the Society of Disabled Nurses here .

There's an inspirational story about a disabled nurse on Denver's Morning Star. It's titled, "Disabled nurse succeeds despite hurdles, attitudes." Here's a snippet from the story: Craig Hospital’s Terry Chase, ND, RN. Chase is patient and family education coordinator for the Englewood hospital that specializes in rehabilitation of severe spinal chord and brain trauma. A highly respected and professionally accomplished nurse, Chase has learned to deal with the stigma attached to disabled people, particularly nurses. She uses a wheelchair. “The challenges I face are societal attitudes toward people with disabilities and our ability to be productive people,” Chase said. “Even with my background and education, I still am confronted by these attitudes. “I went through nursing school using the wheelchair and still participated in all rotations. I do have some restrictions about lifting and carrying, and have always been aware of safety both for myself and for the...

GettingHired is committed to helping people with disabilities reach their full potential in the workplace, and increasing their visibility to prospective employers. If you are a disabled nurse, you might be able to find a job that will allow you to remain productive in the workplace. More than 23 million disabled individuals are either unemployed or underemployed, despite their education, skills, and professional qualifications.