Monday, January 9, 2023

A look back on 2022! Here are the top 5 Exceptional Nurse blog posts about nurses with disabilities.

 Listen up nurses with disabilities: You could be the next 

RaDonda Vaught

By now, most nurses know about the tragic story surrounding RaDonda Vaught, the Tennessee nurse found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of patient. She was criminally prosecuted for a medical error. https://exceptionalnurse.blogspot.com/2022/04/listen-up-nurses-with-disabilities-you.html

5 Lessons learned from the RaDonda Vaught case from Nurse attorney Lorie Brown

Nurse attorney, Lorie Brown is the founder of EmpoweredNurses.org. In the following YouTube Channel video, she shares some excellent lessons learned from the RaDonda Vaught case. These lessons apply to all nurses. https://exceptionalnurse.blogspot.com/2022/04/5-lessons-learned-from-radonda-vaught.html

Nursing student with Brittle Bone Disease (OI) and her service dog from CCI will graduate from the University of Tampa


"Tampa native and University of Tampa nursing student Leigh Dittman is poised to graduate in May with honors. It's a credit to her studiousness and grit, and also to her loyal service dog, Nerf."  

Dani Hillenbrand, a wheelchair user, graduates from George Fox University College of Nursing in Oregon

"Last year, while she was already in nursing school, Hillenbrand suffered a catastrophic medical event that left her in a wheelchair. While many would be discouraged, Hillenbrand said it pushed her to work even harder." https://exceptionalnurse.blogspot.com/2022/06/dani-hillenbrand-wheelchair-user.html


Could Smart glasses help nurses with disabilities?

            

"Nurses at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust are trialling the glasses. Nurses are to wear virtual reality-style goggles during home visits in a bid to cut paperwork and free up more time to spend with patients."https://exceptionalnurse.blogspot.com/2022/08/could-smart-glasses-help-nurses-with.html


Cheers and Happy New Year!

Donna

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