NURS-545 Legal Dimensions of Nursing
Focus for the course is on case law, legislation and regulation governing nurses in the educational, community and practice settings. Themes centralize around legislation, regulation and education policy effecting nurse educators and nursing education. Legalities of the academic relationship are explored including academic performance in a variety of settings, student rights, due process, confidentiality and privacy, records, student misconduct and documentation, criminal conduct, grievances and appeals process, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Title II of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and JACHO patient education standards.