Who do you tell?

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Specializes in psych/dementia.

Who do you tell if you have a health issue that may affect your studying, performance, mental clarity, etc? Do you tell individual professors?

If you have a department head/coordinator/dean/whatever, you could start there.

Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

Why are you revealing your situation? What is the benefit of admitting this to the school...how will this impact your grades, tests, career?

we have a disability office if you have test taking problems. We also have tutoring sessions available but as far as studying, you're on your own and quite honestly I'd be surprised if they would care (not to be mean, just saying). As far as performance, do you mean at lcinicals? Is this an ongoing thing or something that will be short lived (you don't have to reveal whats going on, just for general info)

Specializes in psych/dementia.

It's an autoimmune issue.

Never mind. It doesn't matter. What happens will happen.

We have a disability office at the university I attend and I disclosed. Not a big deal. They printed a letter for my professors to outline my testing issues (it does not disrupt the class) and all have been great. No one asked what my disability was, I have it, deal with it, will have it addressed with NCLEX since I have had a 504 plan since high school. At clinicals my instructor knows, is great, again no big deal. Can only speak regarding my own experience.

Specializes in Pedi.

I disclosed to the Dean of Students with Disabilities at my school and allowed her to contact my professors as necessary. If it came from her, they couldn't question it and had to comply.

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