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- May Webinar: Legal Considerations when Working with Clients with Substance Use Disorders
- InfoLAW: Negligence
- InfoLAW: Consent to Treatment: The role of the nurse
May Webinar: Legal Considerations when Working with Clients with Substance Use Disorders
In the ever-evolving landscape of the opioid crisis, nurses in various practice areas may find themselves providing care to patients with substance use disorders. This webinar will introduce attendees to some of the legal principles applicable in this context, with a specific focus on the nurse’s role in supporting dependent patients. The topics discussed will...
Read moreInfoLAW: Negligence
Negligence is the failure or omission to provide care that a reasonable and prudent nurse in similar circumstances would have rendered. During their career, a nurse may be faced with a professional negligence allegation arising from their nursing practice from a current or prior patient. A negligence claim may be in connection to variety of...
Read moreInfoLAW: Consent to Treatment: The role of the nurse
Consent may be implicit or explicit. Holding out an arm to have a blood pressure taken is implicit consent, whereas an ECG or blood gases may require explicit consent. The main types of consent in the health care setting are general consent as required for admission to and basic care in a health care facility...
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