Navigating Stormy Waters: Malpractice Issues for APRNs

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

This presentation explores the latest information surrounding APRN civil malpractice litigation. The anatomy of an APRN malpractice lawsuit is dissected. Real malpractice cases involving APRNs working in acute and critical care settings are used to illustrate strategies maintaining focus on scope-of-practice boundaries, performing and documenting pertinent physical examination findings and developing, documenting, and evaluating plans of care in acute and critical care settings.

Objectives

Describe the anatomy of a malpractice lawsuit.
Identify at least three major reasons APRNs are named as defendants in civil malpractice litigation.
Analyze at least three applicable clinical practice strategies to reduce risk for liability in malpractice litigation.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must attend/view/read the entire activity, read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes, and complete the associated evaluation to be awarded the contact hours or CERP. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.25 contact hours.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.

Disclosure

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

AACN programming meets the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education contact hours for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting CE to fulfill continuing education requirements.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.