OVERVIEW   Create a 12–20-slide PowerPoint presentation for teaching a legal or ethical issue pertinent to nurse educators.   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.

SHOW LESS Additionally, nurse educators are often called upon to teach others about specific legal and ethical issues. This can create an interesting balance between adhering to the legal and ethical responsibility of the nurse educator’s role, while also providing enough context and real-world evidence to help assist others in learning about specific legal and ethical issues.   By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 4: Apply knowledge of legal and ethical issues relevant to higher education and nursing education. Describe a legal or ethical issue that requires changes in staff, faculty, or student behaviors. Synthesize resource information needed to evoke a change in the described situation.

Competency 5: Articulate how nurse educators serve as change agents and leaders to help advance nursing education and nursing practice. Create a teaching presentation on a legal or ethical issue designed to evoke change in staff, faculty, or a student group. Identify culturally sensitive issues and how they should be addressed in the change process.

Competency 7: Establish a plan for pursuing continuous improvement in the nurse educator role. Develop specific plans for continuous learning about a legal or ethical issue impacting nurse educators.

Competency 8: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for a nursing education professional. Design a PowerPoint presentation consistent with current professional standards that demonstrates correct grammar, usage, and mechanics in addition to following APA standards.

CONTEXT   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. Following are some of the specific areas of which nurses working in education need to be well aware:   Faculty rights and responsibilities. Student rights. Clinical evaluation of students. Academic dishonesty. Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). In addition, it is also important to understand the responsibility of faculty regarding information about students. This is important for both academic faculty and clinical faculty supervising students in clinical areas.   As in clinical practice, documentation of concerns and issues that arise in educational settings can be very important.     QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER   As you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to think about other related issues to deepen your understanding or broaden your viewpoint. You are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community. Note that these questions are for your own development and exploration and do not need to be completed or submitted as part of your assessment.   How does the FERPA impact the work of a professor in a university-based nursing program? How would you handle plagiarism in the nursing classroom?

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