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Carla Wheeler Patton¹, Lynne Porter Lewallen

¹Author Affiliations: Certified Lactation Consultant, Catawba Valley Medical Center Women's Center, Hickory, North Carolina, and Clinical Instructor, Nursing Department at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute, Hudson, North Carolina (Ms Patton); Professor of Family & Community Nursing, University of North Carolina, Greensboro (Dr Lewallen).

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Nurse educators face legal risks when teaching students in clinical settings. This article addresses faculty liability and provides strategies to minimize lawsuits in clinical nursing education.

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Nursing Education
Legal Liability in Healthcare

Background:

Limited recent literature exists on clinical nursing faculty's legal liability.
Nurse educators require guidance on managing legal risks associated with student supervision in clinical environments.

Purpose of the Study:

To discuss major issues contributing to lawsuits against nursing faculty in clinical settings.
To offer practical suggestions for reducing legal liability when educating nursing students.

Main Methods:

Literature review on legal issues in clinical nursing education.
Analysis of common causes for lawsuits against faculty.

Main Results:

Identified key areas of legal risk for clinical nursing faculty.
Outlined strategies to mitigate potential legal entanglements.

Conclusions:

Proactive risk management is crucial for nursing faculty supervising students.
Addressing specific clinical challenges can reduce faculty legal liability and enhance student learning environments.