Donna Maheady

Donna Maheady

Pediatrics, developmental disabilities

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  1. looking for narcotic free nursing job

    Donna Maheady replied to ICURN80's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Poison control hotline, telephone

  2. I Should Be in Jail

    Donna Maheady replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Powerful, moving article. I have been a peds nurse my entire career. It is so hard to wrap your head around all of the horrors many of us have seen. Thanks for

  3. Hard of Hearing Nursing Student Dismissed, Sued and Awarded $75,000

    Donna Maheady posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hard of hearing nursing studentsSince the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990 progress has been made accommodating nursing students and nurses with disabilities in education and...

  4. Hard of Hearing Nursing Student Dismissed, Sued and Awarded $75,000

    Donna Maheady replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Great advice...thank

  5. Hard of Hearing Nursing Student Dismissed, Sued and Awarded $75,000

    Donna Maheady replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    If the school was required to take her back into the program, do you think it would have been a positive

  6. I Tutor Nursing Students - You Can Too!

    Donna Maheady replied to Jennifer.pursell's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like a wonderful opportunity for nurses with disabilities. I will be sharing

  7. Hard of Hearing Nursing Student Dismissed, Sued and Awarded $75,000

    Donna Maheady replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Bravo to you!. Where do you work? What type of setting? Did you need accommodation in nursing

  8. Hard of Hearing Nursing Student Dismissed, Sued and Awarded $75,000

    Donna Maheady replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thanks so much for sharing. What a perfect job for

  9. Hard of Hearing Nursing Student Dismissed, Sued and Awarded $75,000

    Donna Maheady replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thanks so much for sharing your supportive

  10. Domestic Violence: What Leaving Feels Like

    Donna Maheady replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    What a powerful story. Thanks so much for sharing. I hope this reaches the hands of someone in a similar

  11. Do all nurses need 20/20 vision?

    Donna Maheady posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Software that reads or magnifies the computer screen, lightweight portable magnifiers, electronic note takers, small hand-held recorders, special reading glasses, talking thermometers, scales and...

  12. Do all nurses need 20/20 vision?

    Donna Maheady replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Have you connected with the Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing

  13. Do all nurses need 20/20 vision?

    Donna Maheady replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hang in there! Could you try a per diem

  14. Do all nurses need 20/20 vision?

    Donna Maheady replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Patient safety has to always come first. But what about working in other areas of nursing

  15. Do all nurses need 20/20 vision?

    Donna Maheady replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thanks so much for commenting. Love your

  16. Do all nurses need 20/20 vision?

    Donna Maheady replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Do you ever see nurses as

  17. Age Discrimination in Nursing

    Donna Maheady replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Hi Beth, Great article and suggestions! I would also like to add that age discrimination happens in academic life as well. As more and nurses are getting advanced degrees, it can be harder for older...

  18. How I Became a Nurse Writer

    Donna Maheady replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Wow Beth...you have such a following I thought you had been writing for years! Love your

  19. Deaf and pregnant: Live sign language interpreter or video conference for childbirth?

    Donna Maheady replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good to hear your state approved ASL. I always encourage my nursing students to take

  20. Do all nurses need 20/20 vision?

    Donna Maheady replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I figure I'm blessed beyond measure that my terrible eyesight is 100% correctable, but if that changes, I'll make a faster switch to research or teaching than I planned. I hope your article encourages...

  21. Do all nurses need 20/20 vision?

    Donna Maheady replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thanks for sharing Beth....perfect example of why these issues have to come out into the

  22. Do all nurses need 20/20 vision?

    Donna Maheady replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    You go girl! Love your

  23. Do all nurses need 20/20 vision?

    Donna Maheady replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    So sorry to hear about this. Did you work with HR and ask for reasonable accommodations? Or "scared silent"? Did you move on to a new

  24. Criminal Infraction? Writing a Letter of Explanation to the BON

    Donna Maheady replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Great advice Beth! I will be sharing

  25. Traveling RN Wants to Get BSN While On the Road

    Donna Maheady replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Glad you mentioned cost...an important consideration! Also, the for-profit schools often accept students with lower GPAs than state colleges or universities. I would also consider reputation of the...