Course Code: REL-PAC-0-DTLS
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Discuss malpractice, negligence, and compensatory and punitive damages as they relate to healthcare.
Explain four intentional torts that a healthcare professional may be held liable for.
Describe four documentation techniques to use to avoid legal issues.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Negligence and Malpractice
Nursing Accountability
Importance of Documentation
Negligence and Malpractice
The Four Elements of Proof
Duty
Breach
Causation or Intention
Damages or Harm
Review
Summary
Section 3: Intentional Torts
Examples of Intentional Torts
Assault
Battery
Abandonment
Breach of Promise
Fraud
Conversion
Infliction of Emotional Distress
False Imprisonment
Review
Summary
Section 4: Documentation
Documentation
Who Should Document Care?
Why is Documentation Important?
When and Where Should You Document?
What Should Documentation Include?
How to Document
Care Plans
Written Entries
Electronic Entries
Other Tips and Tricks
How to Protect Yourself
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Subject Matter Expert: Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC
Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC, earned her Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing degrees from Indiana University School of Nursing at IUPUI, and her Associate of Science in Nursing from Ivy Tech College. She has over 19 years of nursing experience in public health, regulation, home health, leadership, education, maternal child community health, and long-term care environments. Tameka has served as a leader in home healthcare practices, quality improvement, and education as a community health nurse and a Public Health Nurse Surveyor (Home Health & Hospice) certified by CMS for a State Agency. She has served as a maternal and infant mortality advocate in managing home visiting services, supporting legislation to improve maternal child care in diverse communities, and as an ALPP Certified Lactation Counselor. She has also served as an Adjunct Clinical Professor to further awareness about the importance of community health nursing. Tameka’s passion is to serve the most vulnerable populations affected by health disparities and to inspire a new generation of nurses to do the same successfully.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.