Nursing Law & Practice

Series II, Webinar 1: Legal Issues with Chemically Dependent and Chemically Impaired Nurses     Cynthia A. Mikos, BSN, MBA, JD      Date:  February 18, 2009 Time:  7:00 - 8:15 pm Eastern Time Series II: Patient Safety and Medication Use & Abuse with Nurses (2 part series) Chemical dependence among nurses raises many legal and ethical questions.  Impaired practice results in financial implications such as absenteeism, quality of care issues such as preventable errors, and its impact on staff morale affects nurse retention.  This series will discuss the relationship between chemical dependency, criminal conduct, and nursing licensure.  Legal Issues with Chemically Dependent and Chemically Impaired Nurses Presented by Cynthia A. Mikos, BSN, MBA, JD — February 18, 2009  A Balancing Act in the Workplace: Managing the Risks When Nurses Take Prescribed Medication Presented by Kimberly M. Thomas, BSN, JD — March 18, 2009 CE credit: 1.25 contact hours / session Register for an individual session: Center Members Non-Members $49.95 per session               $69.95 per session             Register for both sessions in Series II: Center Members Non Members $85.00  $125.00 Mark Your Calendars : Series III: Emerging Legal Issues in the Nursing Workforce (4 part series) April 15, 2009    Emerging Legal Issues in Electronic Health Records for Nurses May 20, 2009    Emerging Legal Issues in Nursing Education June 17, 2009    Emerging Legal Issues for Nurse Practitioners July 15, 2009    Emerging Legal Issues with Professional Boundaries and Professional Sexual Misconduct       Nurses Service Organization Attend a total of 6 contact hours of eligible Risk Management Courses including the Center for American Nurses Legal Webinar Series and get a 10% non-cumulative credit applied to your annual Nurses Service Organization (NSO) professional liability insurance premium for up to three years. The course(s) must be 6 contact hours in a subject related to the insured's area of specialization. Must provide a certificate of attendance showing course name, number of hours and course date. Course must have been completed within the last 12 months in order for the discount to be applied. Each legal webinar includes 60 minutes of lecture and 15 minutes of question and answer for a total of 75 minutes.  The Center for American Nurses is co-providing this activity with Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ).  Anthony J. Jannetti is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Register at www.centerforamericannurses.org For more information: Contact Laurel Blaydes at 301-628-5063 or 1-800-685-4076

Comments

[latonia]

Thank you for your comment. I would suggest you contact a Maryland nurse licensure defense attorney for representation in the Nursing Board matter. You can always contact a plaintiff's employment law attorney to see if you have a case for defamation or if you were discriminated against. Good luck and best wishes.

[elise franklin]

i am a travel nurse from ohio. i was reported to the board of md for : running out of a code,not charting on an admission,taking too long (1 1/2 hrs) to answer to a family member,aruments with pt and family and lying to the echo dept..wheeeeeeeew! i believe the report was
malicious,what can i do? im not traveling any longer and will never complain again to a manager its not worth it!

[latonia]

The Nursing Law & Practice webinars provide 1.25 credits of general CE credit.

[Erin Meinyer]

Does this course meet the new Ohio Board Rule?
"Category A" (Law and Rules)
One Hour Continuing Education Requirement

On November 19, 2008, the Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN) held a public hearing regarding a revision of Rule 4723-14-01, Ohio Administrative Code (OAC), related to providers of “Category A” continuing education. “Category A” means the portion of continuing education that meets the one-hour requirement directly related to Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code and the rules of the Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN) as set forth in Rule 4723-14-03, OAC. Any Category A obtained on or after February 1, 2009 must be approved by an OBN approver, or offered by an OBN approved provider unit that is headquartered in the state of Ohio. An OBN approver is an approver of continuing education. A list of OBN approvers is located on the Board’s website at www.nursing.ohio.gov. Click on the “Education” link on the homepage and the list of OBN approvers is located under "Continuing Education". If you have questions about continuing education, please contact the Continuing Education Desk at (614) 466-1949 or by e-mail at [email protected].