Leave No Nurse Behind: Nurses Working with Disabilities

by Donna Carol Maheady

Book Overview

In the midst of a national nursing shortage, many nurses who can and want to work are being denied the opportunity. They are being pushed out of jobs and turned away from unfilled positions, all because they have disabilities.

Eleven nurses who defied disability tell their personal stories of courage and determination in the face of stigma and discrimination, proving that nurses with disabilities have the ability to successfully fill the jobs that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595396496
• ISBN13: 9780595396498
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"