title: Legal aspects of documenting clinical failure: a case study.
abstract: This article presents a fictitious case study to demonstrate a model of problem solving. In the case study, a student threatens legal action when she is dismissed from the radiography program due to her failing grade in a clinical education course. The theoretical framework of the classical model of decision making is reviewed and applied to the problem. Legal precedents are examined, a solution is proposed, and recommendations are provided to reduce the likelihood of future legal actions.
authors.affiliation: Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA, USA.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D002961:Civil Rights; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D013336:Students, Health Occupations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013679:Technology, Radiologic / Q000193:education*