Supporting disabled student nurses from registration to qualification: A review of the United Kingdom (UK) literature

The experience of disabled and non-disabled students on professional practice placements in the United Kingdom

“…The importance of pre-placement planning and effective communication is also essential in this respect (Botham & Nicholson, 2014). In addition, encouraging early disclosure and ensuring an appropriate response (Simons, 2010), as well as monitoring the effectiveness of adjustments (Storr, Wray & Draper, 2011) can help to improve the experience of disabled students on placement. Providing options that enable disabled students to pursue alternative career paths should also be considered if, despite the provision of reasonable adjustments on placement, the student has been unable to demonstrate the required professional competencies (Ryan & Struhs, 2004).…”

Higher education students registered with disability services and practice educators: issues and concerns for professional placements

“…Failure to disclose or delays in disclosure are associated with an inability to provide support (Storr, Wray, and Draper 2011). PEs within this study found that failure to disclose meant that they were slow to support the student; however, they wished students to disclose in a timely manner so that their job of supporting them would be made easier.…”

“…There is no legal obligation for a person to disclose his or her disability (Morris and Turnbull 2007;Murphy 2008;Storr, Wray, and Draper 2011). Stanley et al (2011), in a study of practitioners and students on professional courses, found that honesty in disclosure enabled students to become trailblazers for disabled people within their professions.…”

“…Often, a combination of fear, embarrassment, stigma and shame about disclosing a disability can be compounded by the diverse attitudes, experiences and beliefs of educators (Claiborne et al 2011). Conversely, failure to disclose or delays in disclosure can be a potential barrier to learning (Storr, Wray, and Draper 2011). Frustration from the educators' point of view can be evident if a disability has not been disclosed (Ashcroft and Lutfiyya 2013).…”

“If they can't tell the difference between duphalac and digoxin you've got patient safety issues“. Nurse Lecturers' constructions of students' dyslexic identities in nurse education

“…The inclusion of individuals with disability in nurse education has coincided with an increase in scholarly debate in areas including: the impact disability has on students Sanderson-Mann and Mc Candless, 2006), the facilitation of supports and reasonable accommodations (Halligan and Howlin, 2011;Storr et al, 2011;Tee et al, 2010;Tee and Cowen, 2012;White, 2007) and finally, the professional development of support staff (AHEAD, 2012;Tee and Cowen, 2012;Cowen, 2010). Significantly, debates focusing on the fitness to practice of individuals with disabilities have also emerged within this space.…”