No dates are currently scheduled for this seminar.
A one-day workshop
focusing on the skills nurses must have to survive in a
litigious environment, including: Negligence and
Malpractice; documentation Strategies; Identifying
Patient Outcomes that are most litigated; Practice of
Professional Nursing and the Courts.
HIGHLIGHTING…
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Learn how to minimize the chances of
litigation and to protect yourself and your employer:
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Phases of the Lawsuit
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Advance Directives; Patient Self
Determination Act; Living Will and Durable Power of
Attorney.
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Electronic Medical Records, Liabilities
and The Nurse
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Critical Pathways; Clinical Guidelines;
Care Plans and Litigation
Instructed By: OLGA COTERA, JD, RN, BSN, MHM
Practicing Clinician and Attorney; Nationally Renowned Lecturer
PURPOSE & CONCEPT…
This new, one-day workshop will focus on
the various sources of law that directly impact the
Nursing Profession. More nurses are being named as
defendants in malpractice claims. As nurses take on more
responsibilities, they are exposed to an increasing
number of malpractice suits. As professional roles
expand, nurses are becoming more vulnerable to
malpractice lawsuits. Nurses must become aware of the
Nurse Practice acts and understand that their failure to
document appropriate patient progress or lack thereof
may bring about a case. Inappropriate Discharge Planning
has become an increasing area for litigation.
Documentation in the medical record is key to a good
defense.
This workshop is taught from the perspective of both a
plaintiff and defense attorney’s bird’s eye view. A
legal perspective implication of what to document, what
to say, and how to make your patient care outcomes
reflect seamlessly in a medical record.
BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES…
At the conclusion of the workshop the successful participant will be able to:
Describe the driving forces increasing litigation.
Identify the elements for a Prima
Facie case in Negligence.
Explain the Legal Implications
for Critical pathways, Clinical Guidelines and
protocols of care.
Define the concepts of Sentinel
Events, Informed Consent, the Continuum of Care,
and its implications with the law.
Identify documentation pitfalls
that get nurses in trouble.
WORKSHOP CURRICULUM…
1. The Nurse and the Legal System
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Understanding Jurisprudence and its relationship to Nurses
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Concepts of Negligence, Professional Malpractice
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Elements of Nursing Negligence
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Torts
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Personal Liability
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Vicarious Liability
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Statute of Limitations
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Common allegations against Nurses
2. Standards of Care and the Medical Record
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A recipe to stay out of Court
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Understand the relationship
between hospitals, nurses and physicians in a
lawsuit
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Adherence to the Standard of
Care; Preprinted Physician Orders
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Patient Policies and Procedures
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Documentation of Patient care
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Documentation Guidelines;
Clinical Pathways
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Computer Guidelines for
Documentation
3. Monitoring and Evaluating
Patient Care
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Standards in Nursing, Quality
Management, Utilization, Nursing Risk Management
and Peer Review
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Administration of Medications:
Avoiding adverse medication events
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Falls
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Sentinel Events and Malpractice
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Informed Consent
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Types of Consent
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Elements of Consent
4. Legal Mechanisms for Consent
when patient lacks decision-making capability
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Discharge planning pitfalls
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Advance directives
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Living Will
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Durable Power of Attorney (POA)
5. Specialization and the Law
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Long Term Care
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Home Health Care
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Psychiatric Nursing
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Emergency Room Nursing
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Case Management
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Discharge Planning
6. Litigation Process from Start
to Finish
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Notice of Intents
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Affidavits
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Preparing for Depositions
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Strategies for Nursing Defense in
a Malpractice Case
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Discussion of key cases that have
established precedent in Nursing Malpractice
ON-SITE SEMINARS AVAILABLE…
If you have a group of 15 or more, it may be financially
beneficial to schedule a seminar at your facility. Call or
email
onsite@academymedical.com for more information.
WORKSHOP FACULTY…
A current health educator, consultant & author, healthcare
professinoals from over 4,000 hospitals nationwide have
participated in her seminars in nearly 100 cities over the
past twenty years.
Ms. Cotera brings to her workshops a rich, multidisciplinary
background, both supervisory and educationally, in various
healthcare settings including critical care units, maternal
child health, quality management and managed care. She also
brings to her audience many years of medical record review
experience in the areas of legal, healthcare auditing, and
utilization/case management /discharge planning.
Ms. Cotera is currently a candidate for the Juris Doctorate
Degree and is a member of the American Association of Legal
Nurse Consultants as well as the American Association of
Nurse Attorneys. She is also a member of ANA, ACCN, FNA,
FURA and is President of the consulting firm of Olga Cotera
& Associates, Inc.
GENERAL INFORMATION...
REGISTRATION:
You may register on-line by choosing one of the dates at the
top of the page or print out the PDF and simply complete the enrollment form and enclose the
appropriate tuition fee (or credit card info). For those
participants requiring hospital authorization, pre-enroll by
phone once approval is received (checks can arrive
after enrollment). Payment must be received prior to
workshop date. Confirmation will be provided upon
enrollment. No tape recorders please.
Seminar Workbook included in price.
Personalized Certificates of Completion (CE validation) will
be provided at the end of the workshop. Registrations made
inside of 10 days of event will receive Certificates in the
mail.
Tuition and travel/meal expenses related to professional
education may be tax deductible (consult your tax advisor
for more details)
TUITION:
• $139 - Standard
• $129 - 3+ registrations on same enrollment form
(call with groups of 5+ for special reduced pricing)
• $124 - Early Enrollment discount
(Called in or postmarked 21 days
prior to event.)
• $154 - Walk-ins (if space available)
HOURS:
Registration: 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Program Start: 8:00 a.m. Lunch: (On your own) Program Ends: 3:00 p.m.
ACCREDITATION:
Nurses:
Nursing professionals in AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT,
WA, and WY will receive 7.2 contact hours for this course.
Academy Medical Systems is an Approved Provider of
continuing nursing education by the Michigan Nurses
Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center’s Commission (ANCC) on Accreditation.
ANCC is accepted by most State Nursing Boards in the U.S.
Academy Medical Systems is also an approved provider by the
California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP14413
and the Florida Board of Nursing BRN #2450.
Not all accreditations listed due to
limited space. Please call with questions.
GENERAL INFORMATION...
