I am a student nurse and dyslexic i will be qualified in febuary would i be able to find a job?

Question

I am a student nurse and dyslexic i will be qualified in febuary would i be able to find a job?

Answer 1

I am sorrry you consider yourself dyslexic, but it is surely a bit too dangerous to have a nurse that can't read, pity the patient you give the wrong medicine too!

just because it is illegal to discriminate, doen't make it safe, what if you are colour blind as well as dyslexic, it's too important for the safety of patients, never mind the PC of it!

Answer 2

I would agree with the element of being very careful where medication administration is a necessity, from experience of  having a student nurse with dyslexia on our ward, who struggled immensely with drug rounds, although support was given it was very worrying that she never improved.  This was a 3rd year student.

Answer 3

You should be, so long as you are able to do the things required by the job. If you can, then they are not allowed to discriminate against you.  

However, just my opinion as a fellow dyslexic- if you do stuff like transpose letters a lot or misread things and don't pick up on it, please do not apply for jobs where you administer medication. Otherwise, you should be fine and they shouldn't care or even know about it as far as I know. If you did well in your nursing program you should be able to find a job, I think nurses are actually in very high demand.

Answer 4

I should think so, people are not as prejudiced as they used to be about dyslexia - good luck.

Answer 5

Yes. Dyslexia is a learning disability, they can't discriminate against you because of that cuz frankly, it's illegal.

Just don't mention it in your resume or cover letter (get someone to read it over for you and correct it if necessary) - you probably did internships and such while studying for  this so no one should be able to say: "You're dyslexic, you can't do this job."

I wouldn't advise a dyslexic person to try for an office job typing up letters, but since you managed to qualify as a nurse, your dyslexia should not be a problem getting a job.

Hope that helps, and good luck with the job search.

By the way, don't worry about the answerer who says "pity the patient you give the wrong medicine to" - these days bottles like that have to be colour coded as well as have name tags so if you know the colour code and the name, you'll be alright. Some people are just stupid and think dyslexia means you can't read at all - how does he think you managed to complete your course and qualify in the first place?

Answer 6

It's February.  What would be the point in undertaking all that training to be a qualified nurse if it was impossible to find a job because of dyslexia?  I'm baffled?  I guess it all depends on how it affects you, but given that you have been competent enough to tackle the training, I really dont see why anyone would want to pass up the opportunity of employing you.  Good luck with your job hunting when you eventually qualify.

Answer 7

I worked with a female engineer who passed her examinations with Honours and Distinction. She outshone all the male engineers. She was brilliant. Dyslexic doesn't mean you can't do it, it just means you see the words different. You can always use spell check. If you become a nurse, I would advice just make sure you know the correct spelling of important words for your written assessments of patients etc;

Answer 8

If you are an immigrant,

Have a disability

an ability to speak and understand any other language other than English

The ability to do bugger all the whole shift and still get away with it

Be able to withstand idiotic demands all day long from morons who dont give a **** about caring for their own health and it becomes all your fault.....

or am i being too cynical

Good luck pal - that's why I am leaving the profession - well its portrayed as a profession.

ASK your tutors when was the last time they did a shift on a ward _ not mentoring students. Did one themselves as part of the team..... LONG LONG LONG time ago I bet.

Answer 9

I don't see your dyslexia causing you any problems in your work my husband has it and has held down a demanding job writing reports and that stuff for 25 years also my 2 sons have it and are doing fine explain this at interviews they can't not give you a job cause of this it would be a form of discrimination

Answer 10

I wish you good luck. My partner is dyslexic and our society can make it hard because people do not understand the dyslexic problem. This should not in any way hold you back.

Answer 11

dyslexic or not if your qualified then your qualified  you are entitled to equal opportunities and congratulations on qualification too

Answer 12

If they allowed you on to the course there must be potential for you to get a job. Dylslexia need not be debilitating, there are plenty of gadgets and gizmos and resources and people out there, as im sure your aware, to help you overcome any difficulties. Congratulations on oyur graduation and good luck on your job search!