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Despite the doctor's note saying no restrictions, the meeting informed us of the restrictions the school is putting on our daughter. What was most interesting is that my daughter had talked to the school faculty, who saw her episodes first-hand, and they were surprised that the school felt a meeting was warranted. This also leads me to believe that they were not consulted when the school was making its decision. Daughter will graduate. Thank you ADA.

Thanks for the help, especially to the ones who told me about how to handle syncope to keep it from being an issue. I also appreciate the comments on what to research before the meeting. It was good to know that people read the entire message and knew her history of working with the elderly and having not problems in that position. Anyone who has worked in a nursing home knows that there is a lot of standing around and waiting, either on the resident or for help from another employee. She was trusted in this position and has requested a letter from her supervisor. I appreciate all the encouragement. Keep up the good work!

Definition of mundane, standing around doing nothing. Working with a patient is not mundane.

In 6 semesters she has had 4 episodes. None of them directly involved a patient. From my readings, syncope happens when standing for long periods of time. Movement will prevent syncope. This has only happened while she is at school. At her job, working with patients, she has never had an episode.

Thanks for the advise! They did require a doctor's note and he said she could participate in clinicals with NO restrictions.

Last week she fainted while the clinical group was looking at an empty delivery room. She loves blood and guts. It's the mundane things that are a problem. She has worked as a CNA at a nursing home with no episodes. She also says that she has only fainted in the first few hours of clinicals; never had an issue later in the day.

My daughter was diagnosed Thursday with vasovagal syncope. The attending physician wrote a doctor's note stating that she is cleared to work clinicals with no restrictions. The school she is attending contacted her that same day. They will be having a meeting with her on Monday to determine if they will let her continue in the program due solely to the vasovagal syncope diagnosis. She has this semester and one more and she will graduate with her BSN. Daughter says her triggers are dehydration and boredom. What can be done to keep the school from dismissing her from the program?