Law
& Policy
| Incompetent,
Unethical, or illegal practice--Teaching students
to cope |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Article
outlines the ethical standards of nursing and identifies
how they guide reporting of incompetent, unethical,
or illegal practices. |
| Careers
for Diabetic Girls in Nursing |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Editorial
article on admissions policies in nursing. |
| Nurse
Educators' Attitudes Toward and Decision-making
Related to Applicants with Physical Disabilities |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Research
article describing results of decision-making by
nurse educators regarding applicants with disabilities. |
| The
Americans with Disabilities Act and Essential Functions
in Nursing Programs |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Article
investigating the percentage of nursing Programs
with lists of essential functions that students
must proove capable. |
| Doin'
Politics: Linking Policy and Politics in Nursing |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Article
reviewing policy environment in nursing and the
application of policies in nursing environments. |
| Suing
Programs of Nursing Education |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Research
reviewing case law in nursing litigation. |
| Disability
Discrimination in Nursing Education: An evaluation
of legislation and litigation |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Article
reviews and evaluates the impact of laws regarding
disaability and programs of nursing education. |
| Should
Handicapped People be Allowed to Attend Nursing
School? |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Article
reviews the Davis case findings and outlines the
implications for schools of nursing. |
| Education
of Nursing Students with Special Needs |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Research
report on rates of admission and graduation of students
with special needs in BSN and AND programs |
| Inclusion
of Students with Disabilities in Nursing Education
Programs in Florida |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Research
report evaluates if more students with disabilities
are applying and being admitted to Florida schools
of nursing. |
| Nursing
Students with Disabilities |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Editorial
article describing Dalhousis University's attempt
to build guidelines and basic practice standards
for schools of nursing. |
| Schools
of Nursing and the Handicalpped Applicant |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Article
reviews legislation both prior and subsequent to
the landmark Davis case. |
| Responses
of Schools of Nursing to physicallly, mentally,
and substance-impaired students |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Research
article describes the responses of nursing to disabled
applicants and matriculating students. |
| Admissions
Criteria for Handicapped Students: Focus on the
Ability to Provide Safe, Effective Nursing Care
Rather than on Indivudual Deficits |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Review
of current legislation on admission and program
completion criteria for students with physical disabilities
seeking nursing educaiton |
| Responsibilities
of Nursing Education: The Lessons of Russell v.
Salve Regina |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Review
of case law regarding a nursing student dismissed
based on obesity. |
| Subcommittee
Oversight hearing of the Application of Americans
with disabilities Act to Medical Licensure |
Article |
Chai
Feldblum's expert testimony to the House regarding
licensure of medical personnel |
| Americans
with Disabilities Act Home Page |
Site
Link |
U.S.
Department of Justice information on implementing
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) legislation. |
| Substance
abuse, mental illness, and medical students: The
role of the Americans with Disabilities Act |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Article
reviews the Americans with Disabilities Act and
how it impacts medical education for persons with
substance abuse and mental illness disabilities. |
| Reccommended
Guidelines for admission of candidates with disabilities
to medical school |
Annotated
Bibliography |
White
paper suggest ratifications, point-by-point, to
the Association of American Medical College's document
on medical school admissions requirements. |
| Disabled
students and medical school admissions. |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Editorial
article discusses questions asked by medial school
admissions committees regarding the acceptance of
disabled persons who enter into medical schools. |
| The
disabled student as undifferentiated graduate: A
medical school challenge. |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Article
challenges the current Association of American Medical
Colleges' essential functions for medical education
in lieu of professional assistants and technological
advances. |
Ari
Karl Stern, (appellant) V. University of Osteopathic
Medicine and Health Sciences, (appellee) |
Annotated
Bibliography |
When
Mr. Stern did not recieve the accommodations he
requested, he sued his University. |
Andrew
H.K. Wong, (appellant) V. The Regents of the Order
and Amended University of California, Opinion,
(appellee) |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Andrew Wong sued Regents after he was dismissed
from the medical school program. |
|
Richard R. Rothman, (appellant) V. Emory University
and Richard W. Riley, Secretary of the Department
of Education, (appellees) |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Rothman
sued over a negative letter that was written about
him. |
Corine
Ware, (appellant) V. Wyoming Board of Law Examiners,
(appellees) |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Corine Ware is appealing the judgment passed down
from the United States District of Wyoming |
|
Alice Stafford, Plaintiff, V. The Radford Community
Hospital, Inc., Carilion Health Systems, and VHA,
Inc., Defendants |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Stafford brought forth these charges after she was
terminated from her position at Radford Community
Hospital, where she was a nurse. |
Steven
Wynne, (appellant) V. Tufts University School
of Medicine, (appellee) |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Wynne
sued Tufts University because he believed it did
not receive appropriate accommodations for test
taking. |
|
Dr. Kristi Rossomando, Plaintiff V. Board of Regents
of the University of Nebraska and Peter Spalding,
Director of the Postgraduate Orthodontic Program,
in His Individual and Official Capacity, Defendants
|
Annotated
Bibliography |
Rossomando�s claim under the ADA was determined
not to be substantive because she never informed
her University that she would need any accommodation.
|
|
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) (appellee)
V. Ohio Civil Rights Commission (appellants) |
Annotated
Bibliography |
One of the standards for Medical School admission
is that the applicant is required to �observe.�
�Observation� necessitates the functional use of
the sense of vision and somatic sensation.� This
statute was used as a guideline when Fischer�s application
was ultimately denied. |
Bryan
David Price, Brian A. Singleton, and Stephan M.
Morris, Plaintiffs V. The National Board of Medical
Examiners, Defendant |
Annotated
Bibliography |
The three plaintiffs argued that they were entitled
to certain accommodations under the Americans with
Disabilities Act because they experienced ADHD and/or
written expression disability and reading disorder
|
|
Kevin McGuinness, Plaintiff-Appellant V. University
of New Mexico School of Medicine, Defendant-Appellee
|
Annotated
Bibliography |
When McGuinness enrolled in medical school, he told
the University that he had an anxiety disorder that
could be exacerbated by his studies. However, he
specified that he would not need any accommodations.
|
Jayne
G. Nathanson (appellant) V. The Medical College
of Pennsylvania (appellee) |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Nathanson
had severe muscle spasms in her back because of
the shape of the chairs at the medical school.
She requested a new chair and desk, but was denied. |
|
Jonathon Lewin, Plaintiff V. Medical College of
Hampton Roads, etc., et al., Defendants |
Annotated
Bibliography |
This
case is based on several issues, including violation
of Section 504 |
|
Lisa Kaltenberger, Plaintiff-Appellant V. Ohio College
of Podiatric Medicine, Defendant, Appellee |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Kaltenberger asserted that she was misdiagnosed
by the counseling services at the College when they
did not conclude that she experiences ADHD |
Betts,
Plaintiff V. Rector and Visitors of University
of Virginia, Defendants |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Betts
refused accommodations offered by the University
for a learning disability, and the case was dismissed. |
Sarah
Boyle, Plaintiff V. Brown University, Defendants
|
Annotated
Bibliography |
Boyle was offered the choice of seeking an independent
psychiatric evaluation or going before the Impaired
Medical Students Committee. She refused both and
filed a lawsuit. |
Trena
Ferrell, Plaintiff V. Howard University, Defendants
|
Annotated
Bibliography |
Plaintiff was denied an opportunity to retake the
USMLE with accommodations. |
Michael
Agranoff, Plaintiff V. Law School Admission Council,
Inc., Defendant |
Annotated
Bibliography |
The Plaintiff requested two specific accommodations
when preparing to take the Law School Admissions
Test (LSAT), but was denied one of the two accommodations |
|
Jane Doe, Plaintiff-Appellee, V. New York University
(et al) |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Doe
was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder,
and was asked to leave the University. |
Zelda
Kim Zevator, Plaintiff, V. Methodist Hospital
of Houston, Texas, Defendants |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Zevator had been a nurse, then had a knee injury
and was was given a light duty desk job. She requested
a different desk job and soon after, handed in her
resignation, then filed a law suit. |
|
Sherrie Lynn Zukle, Plaintiff-Appellee V. University
of California, Davis School of Medicine, Appellant
|
Annotated
Bibliography |
Zukle
requested several accommodations for her reading
disability that were denied by the University. |
Garey
V. Ellis, Plaintiff V. Morehouse School of Medicine,
Defendant |
Annotated
Bibliography |
After his first two years of medical school, Ellis
did not receive any accommodations and received
unsatisfactory grades. He was dismissed from
the medical school, and appealed the decision |
|
Biank
V. National Board of Medical Examiners |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Biank alleged that the board violated Title III
of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by
refusing to provide him with double time for taking
the second step of a three-step examination. |
John
Doe, Appellee V. National Board of Medical Examiners,
Appellant |
Annotated
Bibliography |
The NBME annotates results that are mailed to institutions
explaining that accommodations were made for the
test-taker. The NBME denied Doe�s request to remove
this annotation from his results. |
| Jacqueline
Leacock, Civil Action, V. Temple University School
of Medicine |
Annotated
Bibliography |
In
her first year of medical school, Leacock failed
7 classes, and was dismissed. She appealed
the dismissal saying she had just discovered her
learning disability. |
| Michael
Gonzales, Plaintiff-Appellant, V. National Board
of Medical Examiners, Defendant-Apellee |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Gonzales
requested accommodations for test taking because
of a disability. However, two psychologists
could not agree on whether or not he has a disability. |
Rachel
Darian, Plaintiff, V. University of Massachusetts,
Boston, � Defendants |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Darian, a fourth year nursing student, sued the
University of Massachusetts under the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation
Act and Title IX, alleging discrimination based
on her pregnancy. The University motioned for summary
judgment. |
|
The Board of Education of the City of New York:
letter of advisory regarding a complaint filed against
the Board of Education of the City of New York.
|
Annotated
Bibliography |
A complaint was filed against the Board of Education
when a student was dismissed from the Brooklyn Adult
Learning Center Practical Nursing Program. |
|
Stewart Coddington, Plaintiff, V. Adelphi University
(et al) |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Coddington sued the defendants for alleged violations
of the Americans with Disabilities Act, New York
Education Law and the state contract law based on
his learning disabilities. |
|
Joshua Pushkin, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellee V. The
Regents of the University of Colorado (et al) |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Dr. Pushkin, a medical doctor, alleged that the
University of Colorado denied him admittance to
the Psychiatric Residency Program because he experienced
Multiple Sclerosis. |
Francisco
Garcia V. State University of New York Health
Sciences Center at Brooklyn (SUNY) |
Annotated
Bibliography |
Garcia was dismissed from SUNY after he repeatedly
failed to successfully complete his first year of
medical school. After the dismissal, Garcia was
diagnosed as experiencing Attention Deficit Disorder
and a learning disability. |
Guy
Amir, Appellant, V. St. Louis University, Appellee |
Annotated
Bibliography |
During his first year, Amir began to experience
academic difficulties. After failing biochemistry
and anatomy exams, Amir requested to be allowed
to enter the extended curriculum program. His request
was denied |
