Reasonable Accommodations

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Hello,

I am a NICU nurse and I’ve been a NICU nurse for 10 years. I have my certification and am good at my job, but left in 2019 due to work related PTSD which resulted in a panic disorder and depression. 

I have been in therapy, have a doctor, have a medication manager, and have a career advisor. I am returning to work soon and would like to know what sort of reasonable accommodations I might request. 

So far, all I have is that I be given level 2 assignments of grower feeders/NAS etc and no level 4 assignments. 

Has this happened to anyone? What did you request as reasonable accommodation under the ADA? 

Specializes in Pediatrics, Pediatric Float, PICU, NICU.
46 minutes ago, may1787 said:

I ended up getting input from other individuals who work NICU (on another website) who have asked and received reasonable accommodations. All I have asked is considered reasonable and has reasoning according to the ADA and JAN (feel free to go to those websites if you actually desire to learn more and I would encourage many of you to do so based on some of the responses here) and have been easily accommodated by the NICU.

For those of you that have been kind, thank you. I greatly appreciate it. 

Just because you didn’t like all of the answers that were given doesn’t mean that people weren’t kind. Goodness; ironically the person with the most “unkind” responses has been from you. 

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Just now, JadedCPN said:

Just because you didn’t like all of the answers that were given doesn’t mean that people weren’t kind. Goodness; ironically the person with the most “unkind” responses has been from you. 

I was responding to some really rude commentary that was deleted before anyone else saw it. It was completely uncalled for but I received emails of them despite them being deleted/edited so you don’t really know what was said to me. “Goodness.”

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2 hours ago, may1787 said:

I ended up getting input from other individuals who work NICU (on another website) who have asked and received reasonable accommodations. All I have asked is considered reasonable and has reasoning according to the ADA and JAN (feel free to go to those websites if you actually desire to learn more and I would encourage many of you to do so based on some of the responses here) and have been easily accommodated by the NICU.

For those of you that have been kind, thank you. I greatly appreciate it. 

I have ADA accommodations for health issues. I honestly find your attitude, regardless of emails or comments, off-putting. You came here asking advice, no one came to you. 

Research the websites, discuss with an attorney if needed, and proceed. No need to attack some who tried to offer honest opinions and stated that they were not familiar with ADA accommodations. They don't need to go read up, they are not the ones looking for answers. 

Parting thought-if you only want positive feedback, you need to work on yourself a little more before you come back. If you're doing substandard work, or have an issue, you need to know. Also, what if you get negative feedback from a patient family member? You can't sue them, and they can be a whole lot more harsh than any manager in the HC setting. I wish you luck, and hope I've given you something to think about. Realize too, that while you think some responders may seem harsh, they are being realistic.  I can't think of many on here who wish ill of any other members

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