Exceptional Nurse

In the Loop reported that, "Amber Kohnhorst was quite literally between a rock and a hard place. She'd fallen while hiking alone in Cane Beds, Arizona, landing 100 feet below the path she'd b...

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  We're thrilled to invite you to the upcoming event hosted by the DocsWithDisabilities Initiative: "Empowering Women with Disabilities in Nursing: A Mentorship Panel." Event Details: Da...

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Nick Lohmer "LOHMER HAS BEEN A GILLETTE EMPLOYEE FOR 17 YEARS, BUT HIS JOURNEY THROUGH THE HALLS OF THE HOSPITAL GOES BACK TO THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF HIS LIFE. He was born with a spine cond...

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"Registered nurse Tamara Moyo (center) shares her personal story of learning to live with epilepsy after being diagnosed in 2022 to encourage and inform others about this neurological conditio...

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Diane Bass, BSN Safe 'N' Clear featured Diane Bass in an article and shared the following. "Bass encourages others to work at or join a developing a supportive community network. Bass modera...

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                                                                         Natalie Rizqallah, BSN, RN, CMSRN Natalie Rizqallah wrote, "Having an eating di...

http://exceptionalnurse.blogspot.com/2024/03/living-with-eating-disorder-as-patient.html

The biggest challenge Gerald had to overcome was being able to safely perform meticulous nursing skills. “That was the big thing for me and my instructors. All of us had to find a way to ada...

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"Alana Douglas has a longtime goal of becoming a nurse, and even though life threw an unforeseen hurdle in her path, she’s managed to stay on course. The Texas Woman’s junior learned in hig...

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 "At the age of four, I was hit in the left eye with a stick and from that day on I grew up with vision in one eye. I have never let my visual limitations dictate what I can do. I was diagno...

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  Jeff Nelson knew it was time for a change. He was drifting from desk job to desk job after a serious on-the-job injury forced him to medically resign as a deputy sheriff. These positions...

http://exceptionalnurse.blogspot.com/2024/02/veteran-embarking-on-new-career-through.html

Brogavantty Dunwoody, RN, BSN Brogavantty wrote the following for the CF Community Blog."For the first few years, life as a nurse was good. I was always transparent about my chronic conditio...

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 AMPHL - ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WITH HEARING LOSSES "We are proud to announce the launch of our Stethoscope Equity Project for students and healthcare professionals with hea...

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Richard Besser, MD is president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). On December 14, 2023, he made the following statement. "The U.S. Census Bureau (Census Bureau) is propos...

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>  Nicole Geffrey, RN (Emily's former nurse), and Emily posing for a > picture together at  > Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital. Kalyn Kinomoto wrote the following: "Emi...

http://exceptionalnurse.blogspot.com/2023/12/nurses-inspired-former-patient-emily.html

  i If you are a nursing student with a learning disability or learn best with pictures, illustrations, stories and mnemonics, Picmonic is for you! An audiovisual learning system using unfo...

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       The Protactile Language Interpreting National Education Program (PLI) presents a self-directed course of study in Protactile Language Theory. This online certificate program consi...

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     The Swansea Bay University Health Board shared this story about Caitlin Tanner. Starting your first job as a newly-qualified nurse just before the pandemic struck would be enough of...

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  Students from The Able Trust’s High School High Tech (HSHT) program participated in a first-of-its-kind Nursing Summer Scholarship program at the University of South Florida Health Colleg...

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Able2UK reported that, "A community care worker from Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, is thought to be the first nurse in the UK to bring an assistance dog to work." "Chloe Hammond was diagnose...

http://exceptionalnurse.blogspot.com/2023/09/meet-chloe-hammond-nurse-in-uk-and-her.html

                                                             By Tiffany Dwileski, RN, BA GUEST BLOGGER At 26 years old, I felt I could run ci...

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  Nursing students with a wide range of disabilities are admitted to nursing programs. Disabilities may include hearing loss, low vision, learning disabilities, limb differences, paralysis,...

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  Julie Harper shared this story about Nadine Jacobson in UCF Today. At age 62, NADINE JACOBSON ’23MSN, who is legally blind, has overcome many challenges in life but has persevered in her...

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  Deborah Sherman wrote this piece about Dr. Terry Chase.  "One moment, 32-year-old Terry Chase was leaning over the handlebars of her road bike feeling the sun and wind caress her face ...

http://exceptionalnurse.blogspot.com/2023/06/nurse-transforms-her-life-and-calls-her.html

Chloe Cottone uses prototype 3D finger braces to help with her hypermobility issues as she practices using sutures. Photo: Sandra Kicman Bill Bruton reported this exciting development in UBN...

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                                                                                Gabrielle Vanderkuyl, BSN "In 2016, four months before Gabrielle Van...

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