title: Clinical patient education challenges and risks.
authors.affiliation: Melanie Balestra is a partner at Cummins & White, LLP, Newport Beach, Calif., and a pediatric nurse practitioner at Laguna Beach Community Clinic, Laguna Beach, Calif.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balestra
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment