Nursing and Disability: Examining the Equity of Nurse Practice Acts
The lack of specific language in laws may lead to discrimination for persons with disabilities attempting to enter nursing education due to various interpretations of the law. Nursing education should adopt inclusive standards for admission and outcome measures for nursing students. Regulatory bodies should adopt more specific and inclusive language in their laws.
Authors
- Gordon Lee Gillespie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0231-1123)
- Holly Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9053-1873)
- Lindsay Tessmer
- Ashley Velez
Institutions
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Nursing Education
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20250801-01
- Primary Topic
- Disability Education and Employment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00