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Important research has been done regarding nursing students and nurses with disabilities. The following articles describe the experiences of some nursing students and address issues related to admission to nursing programs, accommodations, laws that protect the disabled, and employment.
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Ashcroft, T., Chernomas, W., Davis, P., Dean, R., Seguire, M., Shapiro, C., Swiderski, L. (2008). Nursing students with disabilities: One faculty's journey. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 5 (1), 1-26. This paper describes the work of the University of Manitoba Faculty of Nursing regarding working with undergraduate nursing students with disabilities. Download PDF |
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UK Disability Rights Commission (2007) |
Buttrell, S.M. (2007, May) Koviack, P. (2004). Kolanko, K. (2003). Maheady, D. (1999). Jumping
Through Hoops, Walking on Egg Shells: The Experiences of
Nursing Students With Disabilities. Journal
of Nursing
Education, 38
(4), 162-170. This study describes the
experiences of nursing students with disabilities through
interviews, observations and document analysis. The sample included current and graduate nurses with physical or auditory impairments. The findings reveal important concerns related to potentially unsafe nursing practices. Watson, P. (1995). Nursing
Students with Disabilities: A Survey of Baccalaureate Nursing
Programs. Journal of Professional
Nursing, 11
(3), 147-153. This study surveyed 247
baccalaureate nursing programs to determine their responses
and reactions to applicants and students with disabilities. Of
the students that were admitted, the most prevalent
disabilities were dyslexia and learning disabilities. The
study revealed that extensive special services were provided. Magilvy, J. & Mitchell,
A. (1995). Education of nurses with special needs. Journal
of Nursing Education, 34
(1), 31-36. The authors surveyed BSN
and ADN programs in order to describe the extent to which
nursing programs admit and graduate special needs students.
Responses were received from 86 schools. Most of the schools
have had contact with students with special needs such as
visual, hearing, or mobility impairments, learning
disabilities, and mental or chronic illnesses. Learning
disabilities and mental impairment were cited most frequently. Helms, L. & Weiler, K.
(1993). Disability Discrimination in Nursing Education: An
Evaluation of Legislation and Litigation. Journal
of Professional
Nursing, 9,
358-366. This article explores
legislation and the judicial interpretation of the laws that
affect disabled students in health care professions.
Specifically, the article reviews and analyzes the reported
case law in which health care students have claimed
discrimination against education programs because of their
disabilities. Pohl, C. & Winland-Brown,
J. (1992). The Meaning of Disability in a Caring Environment. Journal
of Nursing Administration, 22
(6), 29-35. The meaning of disability
on perception of self-worth as a nurse was identified through
this qualitative study of disabled registered nurses. A
metaphor emerged depicting the phenomena of the lived
experience of disabled nurses. The results indicate that
by creating a caring environment, nurse administrators can
encourage disabled RNs to return to nursing practice. Winland-Brown, J. &
Pohl, C. (1990). Administrators' Attitudes Toward Hiring
Disabled Nurses. Journal of
Nursing Administration, 20
(4), 24-27. An accessible but
previously untapped market for staff is disabled registered
nurses. The authors report the results of a survey sent
to nursing home and hospital administrators assessing their
attitudes toward hiring disabled RNs. The differences between
nurse administrators and non-nurse administrators were
significant. The authors suggest strategies to
incorporate disabled nurses into the work force. Pohl, C. & Winland-Brown,
J. (1992). The Meaning of Disability in a Caring Environment. Journal
of Nursing Administration, 22
(6), 29-35. |