A Survey of California Nursing Programs: Admission and Accommodation Policies for Students with Disabilities,

2012

A survey study was conducted to investigate the admission and accommodation policies of nursing programs for students with disabilities. Methods. Surveys were sent to 130 Board of Registered Nursing (BRN)-approved nursing programs throughout California. Sixty-five surveys (50%) were returned and completed. Data are reported as percentages and frequency distributions. Of the major findings of the study, learning disabilities were the most common type of disability reported for each type of degree program. As a proportion of all students with disabilities, the frequencies of learning disabilities were as follows: Associate (55%), Baccalaureate (51%) and Masters (33%). Testing time accommodations and a quiet environment were the most frequently requested and received accommodations (83% requested and 78% received for testing time; 31% requested and 40% received for quiet environment). Seventy-two percent of nursing programs reported that they have encountered students with disabilities

disabilities, Nursing students, accommodations, nursing education

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