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Hi! My situation is a bit different. I had been a nurse for almost 25 years when I suffered multiple occipital lobe strokes which affected my vision. My vision loss is approximately 75%. My remaining vision is 20/20. I was in school obtaining my BSN when the strokes occurred. My former employer terminated me after I asked for reasonable accommodations and declined to take an 80% pay cut and pass dietary trays. I finished my BSN in December of 2017 and obtained employment with a wonderful health care facility in the case management department. It is a steep learning curve, but I know I can do it and my coworkers are great! National Organization for Nurses with Disabilities is a wonderful sounding board. National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities | NOND is the voice of disability in nursing! Whatever you do, don't give up hope!

Thank you so much! I am so questioning why I felt the need to continue my education right now. I suffered a few occipital lobe strokes and have lost more than 75% of my vision. I was terminated from my job, when I asked for reasonable accommodations. 14 hrs of school until I get my BSN, then there is no guarantee of a job. At least, I will have the satisfaction of finishing up and no one can take that from me. I just feel so stressed. Having a disability can be a bit isolating and online school is not helping this situation. I just needed to vent and get this out. Rant over. Back to the books. Thanks for reading and pointing me in the right direction.

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone can lead me i the right direction. I have been working on this assignment for more than 40 hours and my brain is just fried. I have five causes of death and I need to know what the healthy people 2020 target goal is. I don't want anyone to do my work. Just lead me in the right direction, so that I can finish this paper up. THE HP 2020 website is just full of so much information. I keep going back to it, but can't seem to locate the numbers I need. Thank you in advance.

I know that at this point, it probably feels like sabotage but it isn't. It is upsetting and distressing to you. I believe that most nursing instructors want to see students succeed. Try your best to look at this as a life lesson and carry on. Retake the class and make every effort to learn the material inside out. Please see it as a setback, not as a life changing event. Continue to pursue your goal of becoming a nurse. This situation does not define you as a person. You can do this!

It is the student's responsibility to find a preceptor. I have advertised on Craigslist and can/will offer financial compensation for the time involved. I am just at my wt's end! I never dreamed it would be this difficult.

Thanks scottishtape. It has to be a facility type of location with a BSN or higher degree in a leadership position. My former coworkers are all unable/unwilling to assist due to possible legal/employment ramifications. This situation really is hosed. Feeling discouraged (

Hello all, I am a registered nurse of 25 plus years and have returned to school (online program with brick and mortar located 700 plus miles away) to obtain my BSN. I am three classes shy of completion. Unfortunately, I suffered some life changing health issues that have left me with less than 25% of my vision. If I am able to finish my degree, I hope to return to nursing in the area of telephonic triage or case management. My issue is that I need a preceptor to finish my degree and a facility that will agree to take me on. My former employer is NOT an option. I have licensure in Virginia and DC and have contacted all the hospitals in this area and am unable to locate a facility willing to assist me. I have even become desperate enough to advertise on Craigslist. I have contacted the instructor and am awaiting a response. Does anyone have suggestions? I am open to all suggestions! Thanks much for your time.

Hello all, I am a registered nurse of 25 plus years and have returned to school (online program with brick and mortar located 700 plus miles away) to obtain my BSN. I am three classes shy of completion. Unfortunately, I suffered some life changing health issues that have left me with less than 25% of my vision. If I am able to finish my degree, I hope to return to nursing in the area of telephonic triage or case management. My issue is that I need a preceptor to finish my degree and a facility that will agree to take me on. My former employer is NOT an option. I have licensure in Virginia and DC and have contacted all the hospitals in this area and am unable to locate a facility willing to assist me. I have even become desperate enough to advertise on Craigslist. I have contacted the instructor and am awaiting a response. Does anyone have suggestions? I am open to all suggestions! Thanks much for your time.

Receiving SS disability has no bearing on your nursing license. I would contact an attorney/attorneys (always good to get more than one opinion) who has experience working with nurses and their licensure and go with his or her recommendations. Best of luck to you!

Are you referring to applying for Social Security disability? I don't believe any school would frown upon it. Having applied for Social Security disability myself recently, it is not easy getting approved the first time (that is not to say that it is not possible). But the SSA may feel that if you are able to go to school, that you should be able to pursue gainful employment. You may be referring to applying for status at school as disabled, that is not difficult. My physician had to fill out some paperwork, and with that I get a longer time period in which to test since my reading speed is decreased due to visual impairment. Never give up hope, sometimes that is all we have!

Hello all, I was formally employed as a registered nurse at a hospital in the DC area. This hospital is an affiliate of a large, well-known medical institution in Maryland. I went back to work relatively quickly requiring no accommodations after having lost 50% of my vision, A month after the first vision loss, I suffered another incident and more than 25% of my vision was taken at that time. I am left with a total of about 25% of my vision. The vision that I do have left is to the left lower quadrant of each eye and I am extremely grateful to have this. I am currently enrolled in school and have 14 more hours until I obtain my BSN, planning for a December graduation. They do not know the reason for the strokes and for now they are terming it cryptogenic. I applied for more than 20 different positions with my former employer and was only offered one position. I met the minimum qualifications for all jobs that I applied for. The job they offered me was to deliver dietary trays. I had applied for this position and it was listed as 20-29 hours a week, but stated that it was 40 hours a week during the interview. The job started at 5:30am and would have involved me paying $30 one way for Uber transportation since I would not be able to get to work on time using metrol. I politely declined the offer. The two gentlemen I interviewed with were very kind individuals. The other interviews I had were not as successful, one I was dismissed after less than three minutes. Another interview I felt went well but was later told that I was not a "strong candidate" to answer phones and use the computer (unit secretary). I was a clerk typist in the Army years ago (what the heck). They declined to interview me for case management or LGBTQ nursing positions. But, I could and did volunteer for my employer Unfortunately during my time volunteering, they decided I could do things outside the scope of volunteering (i.e. reading PPD tests, doing UDS). I was also told that maybe they could find me a paid position after I volunteered for a year or so. I reported the situation to the powers that be, so they could locate a different volunteer position and they said they would call me and let me know. Never received a call, although I left messages and emails. I was terminated by this employer on June 1 with the reason being that I would not accept the dietary position, even though my doctor recommended and I requested reasonable accommodations of a 24 hour workweek for a limited time. I contacted EEOC and they are overworked and not willing to accept the case. My question is this, do we spend the money for litigation with no promise of return on the investment or do I just accept that sometimes life gives you lemons. Thank you in advance for sharing and any and all opinions. This is a very isolating situation and has led me feeling completely worthless and useless. I attempted to volunteer at a local hospital and they refused me based on the fact that I was a nurse.

Thank you for your suggestion Crystal-Wings. Unfortunately, they are closed today due to inclement weather but I will attempt again tomorrow.

I have been a registered nurse for almost 25 years. In December of 2016, I suffered a left occipital lobe stroke leading to a complete right homonymous hemianopsia. I was able to return to work after a week. Unfortunately, I suffered a second occipital lobe stroke a month after the first one. I have left visual field deficits now, in addition to the right homonymous hemianopsia, I have lost about 80% of myu visual field. The neurologist refuses to okay my return to work with regard to direct patient care. She is okay with reassignment to a position in case management. There are vacant positions in case management within the organization. My employer required me to apply for these positions. I also applied for another job within the organization which pays approximately less than half of my previous pay. I have an interview for the lower paying position this week. It is my opinion/belief that I shouldn't have to interview for any of these positions based upon the ADA/EEOC. I have applied for SSDI. I do not have disability, but am okay financially for the next few months. My plan is to take the lower paying job if offered, since they are dragging their feet on the case management positions. Either way, I plan to file suit with the EEOC since I believe that they are not following the letter of the law.

Go with LSUHSC. You cannot beat the pay increases and the experience. I worked for LSU for 17 plus years before moving to a huge metropolitan area. The benefits are great!!! I really miss "the" LSUHSC.

I don't think she came off as rude. She was venting about something that bothered her. I am not a LPN/LVN, but in my state of original licensure, you are NOT a nurse and are not legally permitted to call yourself a nurse until you have passed the licensure exam. Graduation from a nursing program does not make you a nurse, it makes you eligible to sit for the exam and sucessfully passing the exam makes you a nurse. I guess every state is different, since you look at your pinning ceremony as the day you became a nurse.