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Legal and Ethical
Determining Patient and Surrogate Capacity for Medical Decision-Making
CE Activity: NTI23355 Webinar Contact Hours 1.00, CERP B 1.00
Patients who present more acutely ill may lack capacity to make decisions. A complete understanding of the principles of informed consent is vital when discussing clinical interventions with patients. APRNs need to have the expertise to assess the patient’s decision-making capacity prior to obtaining informed consent. This advanced session explores the process of determining the patient’s or their surrogate’s ability to understand the information provided and make an informed choice.
Ethical Dilemmas in Contemporary Healthcare: Case Studies and Discussion
CE Activity: NTI23279 Webinar Contact Hours 1.00, CERP B 1.00
Ethical dilemmas abound in critical care, such as considering whether a patient is too old to receive a heart transplant, if a patient who is actively abusing substances should receive dialysis, whether children should be allowed to have bariatric surgery, and deciding which COVID patient will be given the last ventilator. This webinar offers examples we face in modern healthcare.
Ethical Decision-Making Using Trauma Informed Principles: A Case Example
CE Activity: ACC24F1 Article Contact Hours 1.00, CERP B 1.00
Using a case, this article describes how trauma informed approaches to ethical decision-making can enhance communication, build trust and improve patient care. This article explores ethical decision-making utilizing trauma-informed (TI) principles through case examples. A TI approach to ethical practice is aligned with nursing goals of promoting, protecting, and restoring health and relieving suffering and with the perspective of humanizing the health care environment. It emphasizes that an inability to bounce back from traumatic events is not a character flaw or a moral weakness for which a person can be blamed.
Copyright Law Basics for Facilitators: Using the Work of Others
CE Activity: 2018COPYRIGHT Webinar Contact Hours 1.00, CERP B 1.00
Understanding the basics of copyright law is important for facilitators who create and deliver educational materials for presentations. Cartoons, pictures, photos, music and characters created by others are commonly used to make educational presentations more interesting. However, using others’ content without permission can put you and/or your employer at legal risk. This webinar discusses important information on copyright law related to the use of protected audio or visual resources, frequently cited excuses for copyright violations (e.g., its availability on the internet, doctrine of Fair Use, TEACH Act) and why those excuses may or may not apply to the facilitator who creates learning materials for a poster, a conference or a webinar.
Burden of the Bedside: PTSD in Critical Care Nurses
CE Activity: NTI21253 Webinar Contact Hours 0.85, CERP C 0.85
Critical care nurses are frequently exposed to life-threatening injuries and illnesses, high morbidity and mortality, confrontation with ethical dilemmas and hectic work environments. What is the cost of caring for these critically ill patients? This foundation session provides an in-depth analysis of the prevalence, etiology, signs and symptoms of PTSD in critical care nurses. Examples of staff support programs and resiliency training to mitigate the effects of PTSD are also discussed.
Buckeye Learn
Legal Considerations for APPs in Telehealth IEM (CE-2024-0086-0315)
This recorded program will highlight telemedicine practice for the Ohio APRN. This category A offering will be presented by Heather Melick, JD, MBA, BSN, RN, CPHRM. Heather will highlight the laws and rules for documentation and performing telemedicine per ORC 4723.94 Learning Outcome: 100% of learners will self-report increased knowledge of at least 2 requirements for documentation of telehealth services in Ohio by APRNs as well as at least 2 limitations of telehealth as Public Health Emergency Provisions end.
Medication Administration: Legal, Ethical, & Policy Obligations IEM (CE-2024-0301-1210)
In this recorded Category A program, Heather Melick discusses the legal, ethical, and policy requirements for proper medication administration • Risks associated with improper medication administration, Duties of healthcare professionals and healthcare systems in monitoring and reporting instances of controlled substance diversion, and the risks of medication diversion for patients, healthcare professionals, and healthcare.