Nursing Negligence: What You Can Do

OVERVIEW:

This program features a series of vignettes to provide practical guidance and describes steps nurses can take to protect themselves, their patients and their facilities from acts of negligence and the lawsuits that can result.

OBJECTIVES:

After completing this course, the learner should be able to:

List the four elements which must be proven to establish negligence.
Name three documents which a nurse should review regularly to maintain competence in managing negligence.
Discuss the role of complete, accurate patient assessments and documentation of those assessments in the prevention of negligence.
Describe the correct actions to take when delegating an action to CNAs.Name at least four actions which will assist the nurse in preventing negligence in his or her practice.

This program also includes workbooks that can be ordered separately.

Price: $299.00 USD

Product ID: CLP202
Media: DVD
Year: 2013
Duration: 16:00 minutes
Language: English
Tags: Legal Aspects of Nursing

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