Brous Edie, Olsen Douglas P
Edie Brous is a nurse and attorney in New York City and the coordinator of Legal Clinic. Douglas P. Olsen is an associate professor at the Michigan State University College of Nursing in East Lansing. Brous and Olsen are also contributing editors of AJN. Contact author: Edie Brous,
Am J Nurs. 2017 Sep;117(9):50-54. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000524546.50943.9e.
Editor's note: To the surprise of many, a Canadian nurse's Facebook post complaining about the medical care a family member had received resulted in disciplinary action by the licensing board. We asked our legal and ethical contributing editors to provide some insight on the issues of this case.