HEALTH BYTES: Legal and Ethical Consequences of Social Media

Lessons Learned from Litigation: Legal and Ethical Consequences of Social Media.

The American Journal of Nursing's legal and ethical contributing editors offer insight on the issues raised by a case in which a Canadian nurse's Facebook post complaining about a family member's medical care resulted in disciplinary action by the licensing board.

Misunderstandings regarding the constitutional protection of free speech can lead to legal problems.

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