1. Legal Issues: Advocacy by and Disabilities of School Nurses.
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Zirkel, Perry A.
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WHISTLEBLOWING laws , *CHILD abuse laws , *PATIENT advocacy , *CHILDREN'S rights , *NURSES' attitudes , *EMPLOYMENT of people with disabilities , *LEGISLATION , *MIDDLE school students , *TYPE 1 diabetes , *MEDICAL personnel , *SCHOOL nursing , *PATIENTS' families , *REHABILITATION of children with disabilities , *COURTS , *NURSES with disabilities , *NURSING ethics , *SCHOOL children , *ATTITUDES toward disabilities , *AMERICANS with Disabilities Act of 1990 , *MEDICAL needs assessment - Abstract
This article summarizes the facts and rulings of a recent representative federal appeals court decision concerning the legal claims of two school nurses who lost their positions after advocating on behalf of students with diabetes. Their primary claim was the anti-retaliation protection under the pair of federal laws prohibiting disability discrimination—Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The second of the two nurses additionally asserted protection under this pair of laws based on her own asserted disabilities. The discussion reveals the sometimes significant difference between legal requirements, as determined by appellate courts, and professional norms, as perceived by practitioners and professors in school nursing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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