Managing clinical experiences for minority students with physical disabilities and impairments.
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, clinical training programs cannot refuse admission to individuals with certain physical limitations. That is, an otherwise qualified person who meets program requirements in spite of a handicap must not be discriminated against. Since hypertension and renal disease affect a disproportionately higher number of African Americans than others, the numbers of students with physical disabilities as well as students of color who are also adult learners are likely to increase in clinical nursing programs. This article discusses a planning model developed and implemented by nursing faculty in a baccalaureate degree nursing program at a historically Black university which was used as a guide for the inclusion in clinical practice of students experiencing physical disabilities. A case study is presented to illustrate how the model was implemented with an immunosupressed student secondary to a renal transplantation.
Watkins
M P
MP
Department of Nursing, Delaware State University, Dover 19901, USA.
Kurz
J M
JM
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013338:Students, Nursing