Legal Risks for Nurses
Protect Yourself from the Courtroom!
- Speaker:
- Rachel Henderson, PhD, MS, RN, HCRM
- Duration:
- 6 Hours 16 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
-
Nov 07, 2019
- Product Code:
- POS078115
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Imagine that you and your manager/administrator have been served with a lawsuit related to the stay of a patient that you vaguely recall some 2-3 years ago.
The failures listed in the complaint are voluminous, covering some 3 pages. You are both stone-cold petrified. What went wrong? What am I being accused of? Why me? How am I supposed to remember any of this? How can this happen to me, a stellar nurse of 20 years?
This recording will address all of this and provide you with pertinent information to prevent this scenario in the first place!
Healthcare today is rife with litigation against nurses. There is more accountability, reliability, autonomy, and liability. The rate of nurses becoming part of lawsuits is steadily on the rise.
Watch legal nurse consultant Rachel Cartwright-Vanzant, MS, RN, CNS, LHRN, LNCC, for this critical and self-protective look into very real legal risks for nurses.
Credit
Handouts/Brochure
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Legals Risks for Nurses (15.82 MB) | 83 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Rachel Henderson, PhD, MS, RN, HCRM Related seminars and products
Rachel Henderson, PhD, MS, RN, HCRM, is a nationally recognized expert on healthcare law, nursing documentation, and regulatory compliance. With over two decades of experience as a legal nurse consultant, senior leadership roles, and healthcare risk manager, she brings real-world case studies to life in her engaging and informative presentations.
Dr. Henderson is a published author in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks and a sought speaker known for her ability to simplify complex legal and regulatory issues. She is a proud member of the National Speakers Association and a past president of the Florida Speakers Association.
In addition to leading Medical Legal Concepts, LLC, she collaborates with law firms and healthcare organizations, analyzing medical records for compliance with standards of care and applicable regulations. She has served as an expert witness in medical negligence for both plaintiffs and defendants.
Dr. Henderson holds a PhD in Public Policy and Administration, with a focus on Law and Policy. This degree equips her with deep expertise in healthcare regulations, ethics, and legal accountability.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Rachel Henderson has an employment relationship with Medical Legal Concepts. She receives royalties as a published author and compensation as a legal nurse consultant. Dr. Henderson receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Rachel Henderson is a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, the American Society of Healthcare Risk Managers, and the American Society of Professionals in Patient Safety.
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Objectives
- Evaluate the prevalence of nursing mistakes, with legal consequences.
- Analyze common legal pitfalls in nursing practice.
- Demonstrate the three major areas the plaintiff must prove: existence of duty, breach of duty and injury.
- Assess documentation samples to avoid litigation and regulatory deficiencies.
- Distinguish a nurses’ trial appearance and presentation, to contribute beneficially to the case.
- Appraise strategies to avoid high risk errors related to falls, wounds, abuse … and more.
Outline
Nursing Liability and Negligence- Nursing standards
- Duties
- Supervision
- Delegation
- Multiple case studies
- Changes in scope of practice
- Requirements every nurse must know!
- Reporting abuse/neglect
- Patient abandonment
- Assignments
- Rights when floating
- Unsafe staffing
- How to document
- Does it make you a target?
- Will your employer’s coverage protect you?
- The do’s and don’ts of good charting
- Problems with EHRs
- Real charting examples and solutions
- HIPAA myths
- Nurses fired and prosecuted for breaches in confidentiality and posting online
- Who has authority to consent?
- Capacity to consent?
- Plus, DNRs, End of life issues, and more
- Most frequent charges against nurses
- Your rights
- When do you need an attorney?
- What can you do to protect your license?
- Case examples
Target Audience
- Nurses
- Advanced Practice Nurses
- Legal Nurse Consultants
- Risk Management
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