Create a 12-20 slide teaching PowerPoint presentation on a legal or ethical issue pertinent to nurse educators.
Introduction
As nurses we are all, no doubt, very aware of the myriad of legal and ethical issues in any health care setting. We are familiar with licensing for health care
professionals, perhaps carry our own malpractice insurance, and have been cautioned by our employing institutions to always follow policy and procedures.
Nursing education is no different; there are specific legal and ethical issues that are of concern to nurse educators. Some of the specific areas of which
nurses working in education need to be well aware include the following:
Faculty rights and responsibilities.
Student rights.
Clinical evaluation of students