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Stokes, Gilian – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2007
Nurse educators, like many of their health care professional colleagues, frequently face moral dilemmas when they identify a student as presenting an unacceptable risk to public safety. In this situation, the statutory requirement of nurse educators to protect the public, under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (2003), competes…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Risk, Safety, Nurses
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Mitchell, David R. – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1985
Ethical and legal issues involving provision of medical treatment to seriously ill handicapped persons are considered. Legislation and court cases (in the United States, Canada, and New Zealand) on withholding treatment from seriously ill infants are reviewed. It is concluded that the presence of handicap does not justify withholding treatment.…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Death, Decision Making, Disabilities
Richards, Llyn, Ed.; And Others – 1991
This packet of educational research information is designed for everyone interested in education and may be utilized for a quick read, private study, staff meetings, inservice courses or small group discussions. The leaflets and brief reports are listed on a contents sheet as follows: "Twin Studies of Spelling"; "Moment-by-moment…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Freshmen, Creativity Research, Decision Making