Halter Margaret J, Rolin Donna G, Adamaszek Mona, Ladenheim Miles C, Hutchens Bridget Frese
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2019 Aug 1;57(8):17-22. doi: 10.3928/02793695-20190405-02. Epub 2019 Apr 11.
The current article describes a review of U.S. states and the District of Columbia boards of nursing pre-licensure applications, which were collected, summarized, and evaluated to assess compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Less than one half (n = 21) of RN licensing boards do not ask questions about mental illness on pre-licensure applications. Of the 30 boards that ask questions about mental illness, eight focus on current disability, which is legal under the ADA. The remaining 22 boards ask non-ADA-compliant questions by targeting specific diagnoses, focusing on historical data in the absence of current impairment, and/or requiring a prediction of future impairment. Nursing boards are urged to join colleagues in law, psychology, and medicine in using ADA-acceptable applications by eliminating mental health questions or limiting them to current impairment queries. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 57(8), 17-22.].
本文介绍了一项对美国各州及哥伦比亚特区护理委员会执照前申请情况的审查，这些申请被收集、汇总并评估，以评估其是否符合《美国残疾人法案》（ADA）。不到一半（n = 21）的注册护士执照颁发委员会在执照前申请中不询问有关精神疾病的问题。在30个询问精神疾病问题的委员会中，有8个关注当前的残疾情况，这在ADA规定下是合法的。其余22个委员会提出了不符合ADA规定的问题，具体表现为针对特定诊断、在不存在当前损伤的情况下关注历史数据，和/或要求预测未来损伤情况。敦促护理委员会与法律、心理学和医学领域的同行一道，通过消除心理健康问题或将其限制在当前损伤询问范围内，采用符合ADA规定的申请方式。[《心理社会护理与精神卫生服务杂志》，57(8)，17 - 22。]
