By now, most of us have read about, heard about, discussed, seen the picture, etc., of the nursing student who posted a picture on Facebook of herself with a placenta.  While we may have differing opinions about the ethics involved, whether HIPAA was violated, or whether the punishment of expulsion was too severe, the lessons to be learned are the same - think before sending anything out there into the realm of the world wide web, proceed cautiously before clicking that “submit” or “post” button, and consider the effects and possible repercussions of your actions.

Today, this nursing student, who was scheduled to graduate this May, will be taking action against her school and the involved faculty. I’ll be following the case, how about you?