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For questions, please contact CIDALIA VITAL via email at Cidalia.Vital@baystatehealth.org

Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1|Define the legal meaning of scope of practice and the elements of negligence.
2|Describe three documentation practices to minimize liability to yourself and colleagues.
3|Define nurses liability with respect to civil, licensure and criminal actions.

Faculty

Melinda Monson, RN, MSN, JD
Nurse Attorney
Partner Stockman O'Connor
 

Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.

None of the planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Nurses
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 contact hour(s).
Nurses should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.