Emerging Legal Issues for Nurse Practitioners

The Center for American Nurses Presents

Emerging Legal Issues in the Nursing Workforce Series 

Webinar 1:  Emerging Legal Issues in Electronic Records for Nurses (April 15, 2009)
Webinar 2:  Emerging Legal Issues in Nursing Education ( May 20, 2009) 
Webinar 3:  Emerging Legal Issues for Nurse Practitioners (June 17, 2009)
Webinar 4:  Emerging Legal Issues with Professional Boundaries & Sexual Misconduct (July 15, 2009)

Emerging Legal Issues for Nurse Practitioners 

Wednesday, June 17, 2009      7:00 - 8:15 PM Eastern Time
Presented by Melanie Balestra, RN, MN, NP, JD

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• Overview of the 1994-2004 Nurse Practitioner Claims Study and its risk management implications for nurse practitioners
• Review the most common claims identified, claims by risk, state, severity, etc.
• Risk Management considerations identified in the Study include: scope of practice, health information records, documentation, diagnosis, cancer screening, treatment, medication, equipment, and informed consent.
• Legal dilemmas include: employment contracts and agreements, collaborative practice agreements and arrangements, privileging and credentialing, licensure investigations, criminal conduct and criminal convictions, billing, medical malpractice, scope of practice, and professional liability insurance and insurability, interplay of state and federal investigations and reporting.
Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: legal implications for NP practice.

CNE Credits per Webinar:  1.25. 

Cost:  Member price:  $49.95; Non-member $69.95. 

Cost is per site.  Any number of nurses can attend per site.  Webinar time inconvenient?
All registrants have access to the recorded webinar upon request.  For more information, call 1-800-685-4076 or email [email protected]