Let two of the country`s leading legal experts – Rosale Lobo, PhD, MSN, RN, CNS, LNCC, and Brenda Elliff, RN, MPA, ONC, CCM, LNCC – share with you their decades of experience so you can learn from the mistakes of other clinicians. Their relevant case studies illustrate real-life legal situations that can happen to ANY nurse, clinician or health care professional. Her clinical experience in nursing is extensive and spans 40 years. Brenda has worked as a nurse, nurse manager at major educational institutions, nurse case manager and associate professor of nursing. Brenda Elliff, RN, M.P., ONC, MCC, CNCC, founded Elliff Medical-Legal Services in 1996. As a nurse legal consultant, she supports both plaintiff and defense cases. He prepares file reports, develops strategies and prepares experts. Learn what it means to be a non-fiction storyteller – nurses have been voted the most trusted professionals for years because we are truth-tellers. We are raised to care for our patients with compassion and ethics, so why has it become difficult to research our personal belief system? Learn the truth about documentation standards. Her work includes medical malpractice, workers` compensation, assault, and a variety of legal matters. Previously, Brenda worked as a health care coordinator for a large law firm and taught a legal nurse consultation exam course. She began working with lawyers on legal matters in California and has now expanded her reach throughout the Pacific Northwest.
PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Supplier #: 346. Nurses who successfully complete these self-study materials will receive 19.0 contact hours for self-study. Please cepesi@pesi.com send an email with your license number, indicating the title, the name of the speaker and the date. PESI must have this number stored for your hours to be valid. Visit our FAQ page in www.pesi.com/faq or contact us at www.pesi.com/info This course is a must for all nurses. This is long overdue. You will certainly return to work with increased confidence to reduce your own professional risk. Previous nurses who have participated in Brenda`s programs have appreciated the dynamic and fun way she can provide excellent clinical and legal information.
She has been a sought-after speaker at the national, state, and local levels on a variety of topics drawn from her areas of expertise. Have you deviated from the standard of care? How can a person deviate from the standard of care if no one is there to see them? Who determines that a nurse has deviated from the standard of care? Three days of intensive nursing documentation and litigation learning will change the way you think about your nursing practice and the way you document the care you provide. Get graphical links for almost any scenario you`ll face in your healthcare career, regardless of your area of expertise or workplace, as well as the best solutions from forensic nurses who have seen and experienced it all. Jessica – a good nurse who has followed a first-class program with excellent teachers and excellent internships – has always been told, “If you don`t document in detail, you`ll be in trouble.” In addition to the supervisor or institution`s expectations, there are now requirements for electronic mapping by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). In addition, healthcare is highly regulated and full of reimbursement issues that are often associated with documentation. What should a nurse do…? Rosale Lobo, PhD(C), MSN, RN, CNS, LNCC, has the answers! Nurse and nursing consultant Brenda Elliff will provide you with clinical strategies and tools based on patient case studies, as well as concrete solutions to overcome ambiguous situations. Join Legal Counsel Rachel Henderson, PhD, MS, LHRM, CCRN-K to take a critical, self-productive look at the very real legal risks nurses face. “If you don`t write this, you could lose your license” or “If you write this, you could lose your license.” It`s something I`ve heard throughout my nursing career and I`ve never really known what it means.
I was the nurse who was called into the office to explain an entry, clarify a comment, or “correct” something that had already been noticed. I thought, “If you just tell me what to record, I`ll do it.” At the end of this training, you will develop the confidence to map quickly without sacrificing the accuracy and foresight needed to anticipate legal proceedings against you. Designed to be taken on your own schedule, this intensive course is a must-have for ALL nurses, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, legal advisors, nursing instructors and risk managers. Are there more patients for your care and fewer nurses at the bedside? Is the amount of information you need to map increasing, but the time it takes you to provide complete, airtight documentation keeps disappearing? This record provides exactly the information you need! We know that nurses are literally superhuman most of the time, but mistakes can still be made. It`s time to learn how to secure your job, acquire licenses, and protect yourself from possible lawsuits. Rachel Henderson, PhD, MS, LHRM, CCRN-K, has nearly three decades of clinical, management and consulting experience. Rachel is a Registered Legal Nurse Consultant (CCL), a Certified Health Care Risk Manager (LHRM) and a Registered Forensic Nurse (FNC). As a legal nurse consultant, Rachel works with lawyers, law firms and healthcare organizations to review and evaluate medical records to ensure they comply with standards of care and regulations of accrediting bodies, including the Joint Commission. In addition to her legal knowledge, Rachel has extensive clinical experience, including work in critical care, kidney transplantation, dialysis and surgery. Click here for information on Rachel Henderson`s education: Below are the continuing education credits currently available for this non-interactive self-study kit. Please note that your state`s admissions office determines whether self-study is an acceptable form of continuing education.
Please abide by your state`s rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your admissions office to determine your training needs and verify mutual recognition. For other credit requests not listed below, please contact cepesi@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 prior to the event. With 30+ years of experience as a nurse and legal nurse consultant, Rosale Lobo, PhD, MSN, RN, CNS, LNCC, can teach any medical professional everything they need to know about protecting their license. Seeking innocence or guilt – it`s no secret that mapping can lead to a trip to court, but how does it actually happen? How does this path become something nurses fear? This 3-day boot camp takes you down the path of litigation and shows why certain acts or omissions could jeopardize your chances of appearing innocent. Rosale Lobo, PhD, RN, MSN, CNL, has 30 years of combined experience as a direct nurse, professor, administrator and legal nurse consultant. Rosale is a nurse at a major university hospital in Connecticut and a clinical professor at Southern Connecticut State University. She began working with lawyers in North Carolina and expanded her independent consulting practice for nurses to New York, Georgia, Colorado and Connecticut. The plaintiff`s medical malpractice lawyers used their expertise both as experts and as “behind the scenes” consultants.
PESI, Inc. is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Accreditation Commission as a provider of nursing education. Nurses who complete these self-study materials will receive 18.25 contact hours. Valid until: 12.10.2023. Jessica didn`t question the process and thoughts of unity: “I don`t have to worry about mapping; The computer does it for me. If I write down what my unit audits do, I can rest easy. Certificates of completion are available immediately upon successful completion of the post-test/assessment via email, download and/or printing from your online account. If your notes were inadequate or if you have difficulty defending them confidently in court. ** Materials included in this course may include interventions and modalities beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals.
As a registered professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities defined by law as being outside the boundaries of practice, in accordance with your profession`s standards. All members of the PESI, Inc. Planning Committee disclosed their financial affiliations with non-eligible organizations and all relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning the content of this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible businesses or other potentially biased relationships that needed to be disclosed to learners. For more information on the speakers, see the faculty biography. In addition, you will receive a certificate in forensic nursing and up to 24.5 hours of continuing education at no additional cost! We all know that doing the right thing doesn`t save you from wrongdoing. And in most cases, clinicians face litigation due to a problem with their documentation. Never be surprised – Get the strategies you need in today`s chaotic world so you can defend your work and protect your license! In this comprehensive legal nursing education course, expert Brenda Elliff, RN, MPA, NBC, CCM, LNCC, provides intensive training on nursing documentation and litigation to change the way you think about your nursing practice and document the care you provide.