Jumping through Hoops, Walking on Egg Shells: The Experiences of Nursing Students with Disabilities.

Maheady, Donna Carol

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ERIC Number: EJ583067

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Jumping through Hoops, Walking on Egg Shells: The Experiences of Nursing Students with Disabilities.

Maheady, Donna Carol

Journal of Nursing Education, v38 n4 p162-70 Apr 1999

Interviews with 10 nursing students with disabilities and 61 faculty, patients, and other students revealed that students with disabilities have varied means of support, encounter more attitudinal than physical barriers, fear the consequences of disclosure, and felt that their experiences of disability gave them great insight into the needs of patients. (SK)

Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities, Higher Education, Nursing Education, Nursing Students, Student Experience

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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