Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Nurse..amputee..powerlifter


I know nurses "can do it all"...but this nurse really kicks it up a notch!

"Lisa Krajick is a 47-year-old mother of three who works as a nurse at Levindale. When she was 24 she lost part of her right leg when she was stricken with a bone infection called osteomyelitis."


Image courtesy of Carroll County Times

"In the 23 years since her leg was amputated, she has never let anything stop her from fulfilling her dreams, and that includes becoming a powerlifter.

With the aid of a prosthetic (which has a heart painted on it to symbolize her work as a nurse), Lisa has been training at CrossFit Retribution, a gym in Westminster. Over the last seven months she has been learning the art of the deadlift, bench press and squat, and she’s seeing results. In fact, she can now deadlift up to 195 pounds!"


http://www.lifebridgeblogs.org/2012/04/17/levindale-nurse-is-an-amputee-and-a-powerlifter/

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Deaf medical assistant demonstrates skills

This video addresses questions often asked. How does a person with hearing loss take a BP?
Listen to heart sounds?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFpJJvm0Nwk&feature=player_embedded

Share your thoughts....

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Would you hire a deaf nurse?

Alexandra Wilson Pecci of  Health Leaders Media sheds light on the recent

court decision involving a nursing student with a hearing loss.

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/NRS-295417/Would-You-Hire-a-Deaf-Nurse

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Is it harder for nurses with invisible or hidden disabilities?



Do you have an invisible disability?

If so, is it harder to work as a nurse with an invisible disability?

Do co-workers, patients or administrators diminish your disability or make "light of" your challenge 
because it is invisible?

If you have an invisible disability, consider submitting your story or video to the Invisible Disabilities Association. 

Nurses need to be included!

Please read the following blog post and share your thoughts.....

http://usodep.blogs.govdelivery.com/2013/08/14/truly-caring-is-healthy/

http://invisibledisabilities.org/