Nurses with Disabilities Compensate — and Contribute | Nurse.com News

Nurses with Disabilities Compensate — and Contribute | Nurse.com News

Remembering 911...nurses were there

Remembering and reflecting on 9.11

Never forget...nurses were there....

http://ajnoffthecharts.com/2011/09/09/remembering-911-nurses-were-there/

ExceptionalNurse.com scholarship winners for 2013 !!

ExceptionalNurse.com is pleased to announce the scholarship winners for 2013.

Ashlee Ernst lives in Lincoln, Nebraska and will be attending Regis University.

Samantha Collins lives in Warwick, Rhode Island and is attending the University of Rhode Island.

Nicole Miller is from Joliet, Illinois and will be attending St. Francis University.

Dannin Butchko lives in Vermilion, Ohio and will be attending Walsh University.

Cheryl Jennett is from Gainesville, Florida and is attending the University of Florida.

Megan Kelley is from San Diego, California and is attending San Diego State University.

      Read more about the scholarships at:

http://nursetogether.com/exceptional-nursecom-awards-scholarships-

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/

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....

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

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/