2006-10-14 09:08:30 · 18 answers · asked by Belle 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Yes, certainly. My mother is mildly dyslexic and she is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurses (the nursing equivalent of the Nobel Prize). She was the sixth person on Earth to receive this award.
2006-10-14 09:11:28 · answer #1 · answered by poorcocoboiboi 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That depends on the level of dyslexia. For example if you are supposed to administer 25 mg of some drug and you read 52 mg or write down the wrong amount for someone else to administer that could be a MAJOR issue.
One bit of advice, I AM SURE you could study and get the qualifications to become a nurse, however I must caution you that if you willingly reveal this to a potential employer EVEN IF YOU ARE SURE you can do the job it is VERY possible that they will not hire you for fear that you may make an error with medications or something like that. YOU need to determine your limitations .. if you are confident that this will not be a problem and that you will not need to reveal this to your employer then GO FOR IT .. if you are not sure then perhaps you should consider something that you would be more comfortable with ..MANY people with dyslexia have done VERY WELL in life..you don't have to be any different.. good luck!
2006-10-14 09:18:38 · answer #2 · answered by MeInUSA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person with dyslexia can become and do anything they wish. It just takes them longer because they have to switch things in their mind and then make sure they get it right on paper. Dyslexics get things mixed up and backwards because that is how we see them, but it doesn't stop us from learning or loving....
~http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.asp?r=43&WT.srch=1~
Check it out please it may help you understand dyslexia better
2006-10-14 09:12:57 · answer #3 · answered by vtlovie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can. I am highly dyslexic and so is my son. I became a number cruncher and went all the way up to Chief Financial Officer and my son became an architect. You just need to be aware of your limitations when dealing with numbers and especially with the doctor's hand writing. I found myself slowing down to read numbers and then put in down a few seconds and read it again. Often I caught my own mistakes. I am sure once you realize your own challenges, you will find a way to deal with it. Just don't ever rush . Do everything deliberately and you will be fine.
2006-10-14 10:35:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course. I am a teacher and I see children overcome the difficulties caused by dyslexia on a regular basis. You only need to find an expert in the field who can teach you strategies to deal with it.
2006-10-14 09:10:20 · answer #5 · answered by CDK 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah if you wok at it. but i would be careful who you tell while you are in school. some nursing schools might try to use that against you when they are looking at admissions.
i actually have a professor now who has dyslexia.
2006-10-14 09:12:15 · answer #6 · answered by Lexi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.
The following is a list of notable people who have been diagnosed with dyslexia.
Orlando Bloom, actor
Jeremy Bonderman, baseball player
Richard Branson, entrepreneur.
Carl XVI Gustaf, king of Sweden
Cher, entertainer, and her daughter, Chastity Bono
Tom Cruise, actor
John de Lancie, actor
Samuel R. Delany, science fiction author and literary critic
Patrick Dempsey, actor
Andrew Dornenburg, author and chef
Thomas Alva Edison, American inventor
Fannie Flagg, comic
Noel Gallagher, musician
Whoopi Goldberg, actress, comedienne
Susan Hampshire, actress
Keeley Hazell, model, page 3 idol
Anthony Hopkins, actor
John Irving, novelist
Ingvar Kamprad, industrialist, founder of IKEA
Jay Leno, comedian
Katharine McPhee, American Idol finalist
Jamie Oliver, chef and television presenter
Paul Orfalea, founder of Kinko's
Ozzy Osbourne, musican
George Patton, general
Daniel Powter, singer/songwriter
Guy Ritchie, film director
Charles Schwab, founder of US brokerage firm
Suzanne Somers actor
Jackie Stewart, racing driver
Helen B. Taussig cardiologist
Lindsay Wagner, actor
Bob Weir, guitarist
Woodrow Wilson, US president
James Whale, British broadcaster
Benjamin Zephaniah, British poet
Michael Dudikoff, actor
Stephen J. Cannell, creators of shows such as The A-Team
2006-10-14 09:12:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People with dyslexia can do any career as long as they have gotten help for it.
2006-10-14 09:09:46 · answer #8 · answered by Alyss K 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nurse I'm. Problem Never had me For.
2006-10-14 09:19:13 · answer #9 · answered by uk_lad_2003 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
im pretty sure they can..there are probably other types of schools for them...but im pretty sure theres no reason why anyone with dyslexia cannot do what they want...all they need to do is try...the site i gave as a source has something about it
2006-10-14 09:11:06 · answer #10 · answered by desiladki 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋