Katherine J Pohlman | PubMed Health

PubMed2003

Nursing discipline: demystifying the process.

This article provides a general overview of the disciplinary process for nurses. It also outlines at least one example of an alternative, often called a diversion program, to the standard disciplinary process. It urges school nurses to obtain legal counsel when responding to an inquiry from the board of nursing and discusses several factors to consider when seeking an attorney. The article also briefly discusses how the Nurse Licensure Compact affects the disciplinary process.

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PubMed2002

Legal and ethical issues: questions and answers.

This article, in Question and Answer (Q&A) format, focuses on legal concerns raised by practicing school nurses across the country. In this Q & A edition, four questions submitted to the Section Editors by JOSN readers are included, with responses to each. The main topics of the questions are (a) the rights of emancipated and mature minors; (b) the "rights" of nonnurse supervisors to direct or assume the practice of school nursing; (c) the right of a school district to exclude a student from a fieldtrip (versus the right of the student to participate); and (d) the right of a school district to change the level of nursing care provided to a special education student.

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