Not long ago, I heard a respected senior colleague recount to a group of medical students and trainees the story of a patient who had died under his care some 15 years earlier. Afterward, he had spent hours talking with the family, trying, he said, "to be as kind to them as I possibly could." The family had been grateful for all his efforts, but my colleague still struggled even to tell the story. "Were you afraid of getting sued?" one of the students suddenly asked. My colleague's eyes widened, and he answered slowly, the tone of his voice shifting from grieving to professorial. "In medicine, malpractice isn't something we just think about when a patient dies.
In a social media landscape shaped by hashtags, algorithms, and viral posts, nurse leaders must decide: Will they let the narrative spiral, or can they adapt and join the conversation?
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