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June Webinar: AI in Nursing

Artificial intelligence (AI) has made its way into healthcare and nurses are seeing it show up in their workplaces more and more. While AI brings new tools and considerations, it does not alter the legal and professional responsibilities nurses uphold. This webinar will break down AI basics—explaining what it is, exploring legal implications, offering risk...
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Nurse Practitioner Webinar Series

The Canadian Nurses Protective Society (CNPS) is pleased to provide a webinar series for nurse practitioners (NPs) that provides specific information to help NPs strengthen their legal risk management education. This five-part webinar series focuses on legal risk management in primary care, with new topics presented throughout the year. Details and registration link are below....
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Ask a Lawyer: Engaging with non-compliant patients and discontinuing nursing services

Question: I am a nurse working in a community healthcare clinic. I am providing services to a patient who regularly fails to attend appointments, refuses to take prescribed medications as recommended, and has dismissed my proposed plan of care. I am concerned about their well-being and their compliance with clinic expectations regarding practitioner-patient communications. The...
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