Podcast-Stay Vigilant. Remain Diligent. Never Get Complacent. A Case Study on Nursing Assessment.
Tracking # 20-958262
$10.00
What you'll learn
Nurses will:
- analyze the outstanding issues in a malpractice lawsuit involving maternal death after childbirth.
- acquire, or recall, knowledge on important elements of patient assessment.
- describe the courts view that nurses have a specialized body of knowledge of how and when to assess patients.
- re-identify that adequate patient assessment is a critical component of patient safety.
- critique their own practice and apply new knowledge to their daily practice of patient assessment.
Course overview
The first of a five-part series exploring some of the top issues in malpractice. This episode of 'Inside Medical Malpractice' is the first of a five part series exploring some of the top issues in malpractice: Assessment, Medication Errors, Communication, Infection Control and Unsafe Use of Equipment. Lawyer Richard Halpern tackles the topic of Assessment, a skill considered fundamental for healthcare providers and a critical element of patient safety. Many malpractice cases include allegations that assessments weren't completed often enough, thoroughly enough, or at all. Listen in as Richard shares a case study on one of the most tragic and potentially under reported adverse events of all; a mother who dies from hemorrhaging after childbirth. The issues in this case are many, but the focus is on the lack of nursing and medical assessments in the early hours after the baby was born. The biggest takeaways from this episode? Stay vigilant. Remain diligent. Never, ever get complacent.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.