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ummm and that's what an accomodation for add is, it's a way to be on an equal playing field with people that don't have it....nobody is using it as an excuse, it's an actual disability and you have no idea what you are talking about. as a nurse you should be finding out more about this disorder as i'm sure some of your patients have or will have it. i certainly hope you haven't had to care for people with disabilities.

I think special allowances should be made because the teacher and the nurses don't understand what the hell is going on with people who have ADD. And certain teachers will think you are dumb. This has nothing to do with caring for a patient and giving them CPR, bc that's an emergency response. I don't know why you would conflate the two. Being new to the clinical setting is very hard and some people need to be taught differently to understand things better.

I am ADD and in LPN school and scared to death. Another girl was failed for not being able to take pulses, and while I have my vital signs down, I recently discovered (to my teacher's horror) that I've been documenting food in I&O's and I wasn't supposed to do that. I just hope I do not get failed out. I will not quit. They will have to fail me out, but I hope that doesn't happen. My classmates and teacher have been very supportive and say I've come a long way but I am still scared. I wish I could have a one to one in clinical to help advocate for me.