[nabs-l] neonatal nurse

[Arielle Silverman]

Hi Keira,

Welcome to the list!
I would recommend starting one step at a time, by taking some basic
nursing classes. You should not face much, if any, discouragement at
this early stage, and the basic classes will help you learn more about
the nursing field. If you do decide to continue and get your nursing
degree, and run into naysayers later, you will have more detailed
knowledge to share with them about how you will do the job as a blind
person.

I'd imagine that being a PCA is completely accessible, and that being
a nurse is mostly accessible. There may be a few things with regard to
measuring medications that are not accessible without some tweaking,
but you could do it in collaboration with a sighted nurse or medical
assistant.

I know of blind people who have drawn blood and performed very basic
surgical procedures as medical students. There is a book called White
Coat, White Cane, written by a blind guy named David Hartman who
obtained his M.D. and performed such procedures during his training.
Tim Cordes is another blind psychiatrist who went through an M.D.
program. Nursing and doctoring are different things, but it seems that
if these folks were able to do blood draws nonvisually, you should be
able to handle giving injections and other nursing duties.

Best,
Arielle

On 10/30/13, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at pccua.edu> wrote:
> Keira, I must ask this question.
> Do you have any sight at all?
> If so, you may be able to do some things.
> PCA's may require little to no sight.
> Blessings, Joshua
> ________________________________________
> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Keira Davis
> [keke.davis91 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 12:57 AM
> To: sandragayer7 at gmail.com; National Association of Blind Students mailing
> list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] neonatal nurse
>
> Thanks to the both of you. Sandra, I haven't tried career connect yet.
> That will be my next look. I talked to Fred, my state president and he
> said that he will help me. If I don't become a neonatal nurse, I would
> take just being a nurse. It's like it's in my blood. My mom's a nurse,
> sisters, aunt, and just everyone. I love going with them to work and
> jus trying to help out as best as I can. or, use to love doing it.
> School has gotten in the way. I go with my aunt if I'm home. Sh'e a
> PCA, Person care assistant. I wonder if that could be something I
> could start off doing?
>
> On 10/30/13, Sandra Gayer <sandragayer7 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello Keira,
>> State your case as well as you can. Give them your reasons for wanting
>> this career and let them know about possible solutions you have come
>> up with for the problems ahead. Before they tell you,
>> "You can't possibly do this or that," tell them how you are able to do
>> this or that.
>>
>> Have you tried Career Connect? There might be someone there who
>> followed the same career path you want and they could give you more
>> case specific help.
>>
>> Very best wishes,
>> Sandra.
>>
>> On 10/30/13, Keira Davis <keke.davis91 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hello. For some time now, I have been thinking of a career. I really
>>> want to become a neonatal nurse. My questions are for all of the
>>> college students. When you had a passion to study something, how did
>>> you deal with college authority telling you that it wouldn't be
>>> possible? How did you show them that it was, in fact possible for you
>>> to do this? This are just some question. I really want to do this, but
>>> these are the things i'm afraid i'm going to run into. Please help. If
>>> anyone knows someone who could give me some guidance, I would  be
>>> thankful
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> nabs-l mailing list
>>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>> nabs-l:
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/sandragayer7%40gmail.com
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Soprano Singer
>>  www.sandragayer.com
>>
>> Broadcast Presenter
>>
>> www.insightradio.co.uk/music-box.html
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> nabs-l mailing list
>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> nabs-l:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/keke.davis91%40gmail.com
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> nabs-l mailing list
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> nabs-l:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/jlester8462%40pccuaedu.onmicrosoft.com
>
> _______________________________________________
> nabs-l mailing list
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> nabs-l:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/arielle71%40gmail.com
>