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Everything actually worked out ok, I went to the Doctor and he checked me out said he had never heard of it being a problem. He also said out of different ones I have a very mild version and that throughout my life since I've never notice I've learned to accommodate for the deficiency so while I might not see the same vividness or same exact color I know how to distinguish it and I know what the color is (confusing I know). Either way the employee health ARNP cleared me and I start training back up tomorrow. The HR department was rooting for me all weekend and she has said it's never been a problem hiring someone in the past with any deficiency. It's kind of messed up though because my HR lady had been told by the ARNP after the initial physical that I would never be able to be a nurse. Such a rash decision to come to without me having seen the ophthalmologist yet. All is good though thanks for all the input from everyone and the kind words.

Yeah they did it 3 times, I just can't pass the ishihara test but nothing else I've ever noticed or performed wrong. I've done clinicals in the ER and ICU and seen all the blood tubes and labs and such. I'm hoping the nurse manager that hired me will change her mind if she sees that.

From what I hear from nurses I know who have been in this hospital system a while they've never heard of someone being turned down for it, they have even said that it's absurd. Maybe I'll get lucky, I basically have to wait til Monday for employee health to talk to the supervisors on my potential unit. Hopefully it won't be a new policy they are instituting.

Yeah, I'm definitely not going to give up so yet, it's just discouraging for someone to tell you that you aren't fit to work after you've met every standard and been licensed. Thanks for the encouragement though

I was unsure if this was the right place to post this but... here I go. As stated in the title I'm a newly graduated nurse in south florida, I worked my butt off in school and received a scholarship to a great hospital system which granted employment after finishing school. I managed to obtain my dream job in an IMCU/CCU and thought my life was going to finally settle into place and then employee health stepped in. During my 2-day initial orientation I was called out to the health building due to results of a failed ishihara test (color deficiency), something I had no idea I had and had and something that never effected my ability to read tests (dipsticks, ketones, occult blood) or provide a perfect assessment, which is what I informed the ARNP after she told me. " No, we are sorry, but I can't clear you for work on that unit with this condition". I pleaded with her to test my vision on tests or skin colors, whatever it was that they didn't think I could preform but they just said all they went by was the ishihara test. I just feel so defeated after working so hard and completing every task thrown at me to be denied over something I know isn't a problem, and I feel like a huge failure. I just wanted to know if anyone has ever heard of it being a problem and if there is anything I can do because I don't want to give up my dreams of nursing in a critical care unit. Thanks for taking the time to read this I know it was a long one :/