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Laurie Elston – Legal Risks for Nurses: Learn from Real-Life Mistakes

Name: Laurie Elston - Legal Risks for Nurses: Learn from Real-Life Mistakes
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Faculty:: Laurie Elston
Duration:: Full Day
Format:: Audio and Video
Copyright:: May 16, 2017

Description

Outline

Nursing Liability and Negligence

Nursing standards
Duties
Supervision
Delegation
Multiple case studies

Nurse Practice Acts

Changes in scope of practice
Requirements every nurse must know!
Reporting abuse/neglect
Patient abandonment

Common Errors and Claims Staffing

Assignments
Rights when floating
Unsafe staffing

What should you do if you make an error?

How to document

Should you buy malpractice insurance?

Does it make you a target?
Will your employer’s coverage protect you?

Documentation

The do’s and don’ts of good charting
Problems with EHRs
Real charting examples and solutions

Confidentiality

HIPAA myths
Nurses fired and prosecuted for breaches in confidentiality and posting online

Informed Consent

Who has authority to consent?
Capacity to consent?
Plus, DNRs, End of life issues, and more

Boards of Nursing

Most frequent charges against nurses
Your rights
Case examples

Nurse Whistleblower Protection Laws

Faculty

Laurie Elston, BSN, JD Related seminars and products: 3

Laurie Elston, BSN, JD, is a Nurse Attorney with over 20 years of experience as an attorney. She received her Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Gonzaga University, and was on Law Review. She has represented health care providers in malpractice and disciplinary cases throughout her career. She has also been a Municipal Court Judge Pro Tem. She has been licensed as an attorney in both California and Washington. Laurie maintains an active law practice: www.NursingLawCenter.com.

Prior to becoming an attorney, she obtained a BSN and worked as a registered nurse for over seven years in a large acute care medical center. During this time, she also worked as an assistant head nurse and charge nurse.

Since becoming an attorney, she has taught tort law at the University of Washington. She currently teaches Nursing Law classes across the country for groups and institutions. In addition, she teaches a Legal Nurse Consulting Training Course nationwide, and on DVD for home study. She is a frequent lecturer on medical-legal topics.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Laurie Elston maintains a private practice. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.

Nonfinancial: Laurie Elston is a member of the California State Bar Association; the Washington State Bar Association; and the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants.

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