Colourblind

[medic999]

Hi, i am a 16 yr old lad in the UK, i was thinking about being a Nurse (A+E) but i was wondering if my mild colour blindness will affect this?

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[english_nurse]

i would contact your local hospital occupational health department they will have the answer for you

im not really sure about this but i seem to remember being tested for this during my assessment to become a student nurse

i suppose it depends how bad the problem is, give them a ring im sure they will help

good luck

[medic999]

i only some times get mixed up on red and green sometimes, its not anything serious, any one else got anything else to tell me?

[english_nurse]

i think they are all still in bed lol

[medic999]

lol, i will wait for a bit then, check back in a couple of hours:rolleyes:

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Hi and welcome

I would suggest either getting in touch with hospital occ health (as previously suggested or the uni occ health and they should be able to give you an answer

[madwife2002, BSN, RN]

I do believe it is not a problem and that colour blindness only affects you if you if are a paramedic. My ex was terribly colour blind and he got into nursing

[medic999]

one of my reletives is colourblind and he is a paramedic

[madwife2002, BSN, RN]

one of my reletives is colourblind and he is a paramedic

Ah well maybe you can answer your own question and check in with the appropriate dept at the university then

[medic999]

Yes i have done, thanks, i will let you know what they say

[medic999]

I asked them and they gave me a number to ring, i cant be bothered to ring to ask. Has anyone got any more info on it?

[english_nurse]

i dont mean to be funny but if its that important to you i would have thought a phonecall is just as easy as posting on here