Living and working with latex allergies: personal perspectives from a nurse.
Living with the limitations of latex sensitivity can be devastating. Even more devastating is when the diagnosis can end a career. For a registered nurse, latex allergy can be a career ender, or it can spur the individual to become increasingly clever in coping with the allergy while maintaining a productive personal and professional life. This article describes the personal struggle an individual registered nurse has overcome to maintain her position in nursing.
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Post Anesthesia Care Unit, SWTVHCS ALMD, San Antonio, TX 78284, USA.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D020315:Latex Hypersensitivity / Q000523:psychology*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000523:psychology*