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

Criteria for Awarding Contact Hours

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

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 {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

The Nurse Planner has determined that no individuals with the ability to control content of this activity have relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

Activities with pharmacotherapeutic credit are to assist the APRN in fulfilling their education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.