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"What Did That Mean?" An Examination of Personal Disposition in Nursing Education and Practice [Symposium]

Abstract

Nursing faculty and student nurses with disabilities (SNWDs) sometimes find that their respective assumptions about reasonable accommodations are significantly discrepant. The struggle over questions related to implementing academic accommodations can lead to visceral responses on the parts of both parties.

Author Details

Rose Schwartz, PhD - School of Nursing, Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; Geraldine Bloemker, PsyD, MA, MS, MA - Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

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Eta Beta

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Format Type

Text-based Document

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N/A

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Keywords:

Theory of Shattered Assumptions, academic accommodations, negotiation

Conference Name

28th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Dublin, Ireland

Conference Year

2017

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Shattered Assumptions: Examining Discrepant Perceptions of "Reasonable" Accommodations Among Faculty and Student Nurses with Disabilities

Dublin, Ireland

Nursing faculty and student nurses with disabilities (SNWDs) sometimes find that their respective assumptions about reasonable accommodations are significantly discrepant. The struggle over questions related to implementing academic accommodations can lead to visceral responses on the parts of both parties.