Last Updated: September 21, 2026
Choosing Nursing provides educational, informational, news, commentary, and entertainment content relating to nursing, healthcare, nursing education, careers, personal finance, business, and other topics relevant to nurses and healthcare professionals.
This Media & Editorial Disclaimer explains important information regarding the content published by Choosing Nursing through choosingnursing.net, Choosing Nursing social-media accounts, video channels, email communications, and other Choosing Nursing-owned or operated platforms.
By accessing or viewing our content, you acknowledge the following.
1. Educational and Informational Purposes Only
Content published by Choosing Nursing is provided for general educational and informational purposes.
Although Choosing Nursing is founded and operated by healthcare professionals, content published through Choosing Nursing should not be interpreted as individualized medical, nursing, legal, financial, tax, employment, or other professional advice.
The information we publish is not intended to establish a nurse-patient, healthcare provider-patient, attorney-client, financial adviser-client, or other professional relationship.
You should consult an appropriately qualified professional regarding decisions specific to your individual circumstances.
2. News, Commentary, and Editorial Content
Choosing Nursing may report on, discuss, analyze, or provide commentary concerning current events and matters of public interest, including healthcare news, nursing workplace issues, compensation, staffing, healthcare organizations, nursing education, professional licensing, government policies, lawsuits, criminal proceedings, patient-safety incidents, and events involving healthcare professionals.
Some content may be based upon publicly available information, including news reports, government records, court records, law-enforcement releases, public statements, press releases, social-media posts, videos, photographs, and other third-party materials.
The inclusion of a story on Choosing Nursing does not necessarily represent an endorsement of any individual, organization, allegation, opinion, or position discussed in that story.
Where allegations, investigations, lawsuits, arrests, disciplinary proceedings, or other unresolved matters are discussed, allegations should not be interpreted as established facts unless and until they have been substantiated through an appropriate legal, regulatory, or fact-finding process.
3. Accuracy and Developing Stories
Choosing Nursing makes reasonable efforts to provide accurate information. However, news and healthcare-related events can develop rapidly.
Information that was accurate when an article, video, post, or other material was published may later become incomplete, outdated, corrected, disputed, or superseded by new information.
We do not guarantee that every piece of information published through our platforms will always be complete, current, or error-free.
Choosing Nursing may update, correct, clarify, edit, or remove content when additional information becomes available.
4. Third-Party Video, Photographs, and Media
Choosing Nursing may reference, discuss, display, excerpt, embed, or otherwise incorporate third-party materials in connection with news reporting, commentary, criticism, education, or discussion.
These materials may include photographs, video clips, body-camera footage, surveillance footage, government-released materials, press conferences, screenshots, news reports, social-media posts, publicly available videos, and other media originally created, recorded, released, or published by third parties.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, the appearance of third-party footage or imagery on a Choosing Nursing platform does not mean that Choosing Nursing:
-
recorded the footage;
-
photographed or filmed the individuals depicted;
-
was present when the underlying event occurred;
-
participated in the underlying incident;
-
employed the individuals depicted;
-
provided healthcare services to the individuals depicted; or
-
has any affiliation or relationship with the healthcare facility, law-enforcement agency, government entity, employer, patient, healthcare professional, news organization, or other individual or organization appearing in the material.
Ownership of third-party content remains with its respective owner or rights holder where applicable.
5. Patient Privacy and Healthcare Footage
Choosing Nursing respects patient privacy and recognizes the importance of protecting confidential health information.
Choosing Nursing does not intentionally enter hospitals, emergency departments, treatment areas, or other healthcare facilities for the purpose of secretly filming patients receiving medical treatment for publication on our media platforms.
When Choosing Nursing discusses an event involving a patient or healthcare encounter using third-party footage, the presence of that footage on our platform should not be interpreted to mean that Choosing Nursing originally recorded the patient or obtained the footage directly from a patient’s medical record.
Healthcare organizations that are subject to HIPAA have specific obligations regarding protected health information. HHS states, for example, that covered healthcare providers generally may not allow media or film crews into treatment areas where patients’ protected health information will be accessible without the required prior authorization.
Choosing Nursing’s publication, commentary upon, or discussion of previously released third-party material should not, by itself, be interpreted as a representation regarding the circumstances under which the original material was recorded, released, or obtained.
6. HIPAA Disclaimer
References to HIPAA or patient privacy in Choosing Nursing content are provided for general informational purposes and should not be interpreted as legal advice.
HIPAA applies to particular covered entities and business associates and regulates specified uses and disclosures of protected health information.
Whether a particular organization, disclosure, recording, publication, or individual is subject to HIPAA depends upon the circumstances.
The fact that information concerns a patient’s health or depicts a healthcare encounter does not, standing alone, establish whether Choosing Nursing’s subsequent reporting or discussion of third-party material constitutes a HIPAA violation.
Anyone with questions regarding their rights or obligations under HIPAA should consult an attorney or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
7. Copyright, Commentary, News Reporting, and Fair Use
Choosing Nursing respects intellectual-property rights.
Certain third-party materials may be used or referenced for purposes including commentary, criticism, news reporting, education, research, or discussion.
Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act identifies criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research as examples of purposes that may qualify for fair use. Whether a particular use constitutes fair use depends upon the circumstances and the statutory factors applicable to that use.
Nothing on this page should be interpreted as a claim that every third-party work appearing on Choosing Nursing automatically qualifies as fair use or is in the public domain.
Where applicable, copyrights and other intellectual-property rights remain the property of their respective owners.
If you are a copyright owner or authorized representative and believe material appearing on a Choosing Nursing platform infringes your rights, please contact us with sufficient information to identify the material and your claimed rights so that we can review the matter.
8. Publicly Available Information Is Not Necessarily Public Domain
Choosing Nursing may obtain information or media from sources accessible to the general public. The fact that material is publicly accessible does not necessarily mean that it is free from copyright protection.
Similarly, material released by a government agency, law-enforcement agency, court, news organization, individual, or other third party may be subject to different copyright, licensing, public-records, privacy, or usage rules depending upon the circumstances.
Choosing Nursing therefore does not represent that every publicly accessible item referenced in our content is in the “public domain.”
The U.S. Copyright Office distinguishes between copyrighted works used pursuant to an exception such as fair use and works that are actually in the public domain.
9. Body-Camera, Law-Enforcement, and Incident Footage
Choosing Nursing may report on healthcare-related incidents using body-camera footage, law-enforcement releases, emergency-response footage, court materials, or other third-party records.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, Choosing Nursing did not create or record such footage.
Publication or discussion of such footage does not imply that Choosing Nursing endorses the conduct of any person depicted or that Choosing Nursing has independently verified every statement made during the recorded event.
Where appropriate, viewers should consider the original source, available records, subsequent investigations, court proceedings, and other relevant context.
10. Individuals Appearing in News and Third-Party Content
Individuals appearing in third-party photographs or videos may not have any affiliation with Choosing Nursing.
Their appearance in our reporting should not be interpreted as an endorsement of Choosing Nursing or its products, services, opinions, or editorial positions.
Likewise, Choosing Nursing’s discussion of an individual does not constitute an endorsement or condemnation of that individual unless expressly stated as commentary.
11. Medical and Nursing Information
Healthcare information published by Choosing Nursing is intended for education and general information and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Clinical guidelines, medication information, nursing procedures, testing standards, licensing requirements, and healthcare policies may change over time.
Healthcare professionals and students are responsible for consulting current authoritative resources and following the laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and professional standards applicable to their circumstances.
Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical care because of something you viewed or read through Choosing Nursing.
12. NCLEX and Nursing Education Disclaimer
Choosing Nursing provides educational products and resources designed to assist nursing students and nursing graduates with studying and exam preparation.
Choosing Nursing does not guarantee that purchasing, accessing, completing, or using any Choosing Nursing course, book, study guide, tutoring service, practice questions, video, or other educational resource will result in passing the NCLEX or any other examination.
Individual results vary based upon numerous factors, including educational background, preparation, study habits, test-taking ability, previous performance, and individual circumstances.
Choosing Nursing is not responsible for changes made by examination providers, nursing boards, regulatory organizations, schools, or other third parties.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, Choosing Nursing is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), Pearson VUE, or any state board of nursing.
13. Financial, Career, Business, and Income Content
Choosing Nursing may publish content concerning nursing salaries, side hustles, entrepreneurship, investing, personal finance, career opportunities, social-media monetization, digital products, business ownership, and other methods of earning or managing money.
Such information is educational and should not be interpreted as personalized financial, investment, tax, legal, or business advice.
Examples of income, revenue, business performance, salary, investment returns, or financial outcomes are illustrative and do not constitute guarantees that another person will achieve the same or similar results.
Your results may vary substantially.
14. Affiliate Links, Advertising, and Sponsorships
Some Choosing Nursing content may contain affiliate links, advertising, sponsored content, promotional partnerships, or recommendations for third-party products and services.
Choosing Nursing may receive compensation, commissions, products, services, or other benefits when users purchase or interact through certain links or promotions.
Where required, we endeavor to disclose material relationships in accordance with applicable advertising and endorsement requirements.
The inclusion of a product, service, company, or third-party link does not constitute a guarantee regarding its performance, safety, suitability, availability, or results.
Users should conduct their own research before purchasing or relying upon third-party products or services.
15. External Links and Third-Party Platforms
Choosing Nursing may link to external websites, news articles, government resources, social-media posts, videos, products, services, or other third-party resources.
We do not control third-party websites or platforms and are not responsible for their availability, security, privacy practices, accuracy, policies, or content.
A link or reference to a third party does not necessarily constitute an endorsement.
16. Opinions and Commentary
Some Choosing Nursing content contains opinions, commentary, interpretation, reaction, or analysis.
Such content may reflect the views of the individual speaker, writer, contributor, or creator and should be distinguished from objectively verifiable factual statements.
Reasonable people may interpret events differently, and Choosing Nursing may present commentary or perspectives with which viewers disagree.
17. Corrections, Privacy Concerns, and Content Review Requests
Choosing Nursing takes reasonable concerns regarding accuracy, privacy, copyright, and content seriously.
If you believe that content published through a Choosing Nursing platform:
-
contains a material factual error;
-
improperly identifies you;
-
contains information that you believe is confidential;
-
infringes intellectual-property rights that you own or represent;
-
presents a legitimate patient-privacy concern; or
-
otherwise warrants review,