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Old Dec 09, 2012, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by pegasus View Post
I think you only need to disclose if your employer has to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate employing you
^^^ agree

I am on SSDI since 2000 (victim of progressively worsening domestic violence; stopped working when abuser came to my hospital and threatened to kill me there) and my doctor has now agreed I can return to work per diem (critical care nursing, mostly cardiac).

For a number of years I was too affected by PTSD to even consider working but I am less affected now and renewed my RN license recently. I had to reveal to the board of nursing that I was disabled and explain why. I said I had PTSD and would require accommodations in that I should not care for patients who were victims of domestic violence or those with gun shot wounds. I said my bipolar was controlled by meds and would not require accommodations. I guess they were okay with that much information because I got no further Q. I plan to buy updated reference books, Cardiology 3 stethoscope, scrubs and all in Jan so it will be tax deductible and then start looking for a job.
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Last edited by Yoda; Dec 09, 2012 at 02:42 PM.
Thanks for this!
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