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Legal Aspects of Nursing Documentation

Program Date & Time:
February 17, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Modality:
  • Webinar
Registration Fee:
$50.00
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Additional Details
Instructional Hours:
3.00
Registration Deadline:
2/17/25 10:00 AM
Cancellation Deadline:
2/17/25 10:00 AM
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Presenter(s)
Description
The purpose of this program is to comprehensively examine legal perils of patient documentation. Content includes common sources of litigation for healthcare professionals, how medical records are interpreted/analyzed in a court setting, strategies for documenting effectively in the electronic medical record, and the true meaning of Charting by Exception. Additionally, actual malpractice cases will be discussed and analyzed.

Keywords: legal, documentation, nursing, medical, records, court

Objectives

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  • state the most common source of litigation for healthcare professionals.
  • recognize deviations from the standard of care regarding documentation.
  • describe the essential components of an accurate nurse’s note.
  • implement documentation techniques for writing legally defensible notes.
  • describe how to document High-risk conversations and situations.
  • examine legal implications of electronic documentation.
Disclosures
Upstate AHEC’s conflict of interest policy requires faculty to disclose any real or apparent commercial financial affiliations related to the content of their presentations/materials. The speaker has signed a vested interest form declaring no conflict of interest in education activity. Provisions of this educational activity by Upstate AHEC does not imply endorsement by Upstate AHEC or ANCC of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with this activity.
Credits Available
  • Registered Nurses
    American Nurses Credentialing Center
    Credit Statement

    Upstate AHEC is an accredited provider of Nursing Continuing Professional Development by the American Nurses Credential Center's Commission on Accreditation.

    Upon successful completion of this program, attendees will receive 3 continuing professional development hours.

  • All other participants
    Area Health Education Consortium
    Credit Statement
    This program provides 0.3 CEUs by Upstate AHEC and meets South Carolina AHEC Best Practice Standards.
Locations/Participation Options
Contact(s)

If you have questions about the credits, location/video conference information, or any other details specific to this particular program, please reach out to the contact(s) below:

  • Name:
    Belinda Cowan
    Phone:
    864-349-1160
    Email:
    bcowan@upstateahec.org
  • Name:
    Brandi England
    Phone:
    864-349-1160
    Email:
    bengland@upstateahec.org
If you have questions related to registering or using the AHEC Learning Portal, please contact alp@scahec.net.

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