Malpractice Litigation for Healthcare Professionals: Basic Principles, Philosophy and Processes
| Course Id | 990529 |
| Course Name | Malpractice Litigation for Healthcare Professionals: Basic Principles, Philosophy and Processes |
| Course Catagory | Nursing, JCAHO Recommended and OSHA Required, Nursing and General Healthcare |
| Course Price | 33.54 |
| Course CEU | 3 |
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Describe the philosophical and historical foundations of medical malpractice law.
- Define the four elements of negligence and explain how each must be proven.
- Outline the stages of the malpractice litigation process.
- Identify common drug-administration errors that can lead to malpractice suits.
- Indicate nursing interventions that prevent drug-administration errors.
- Identify typical nondrug-related clinical failures.
- Indicate interventions that prevent nondrug-related failures.
- Define the terminology of intentional wrongs done to other people.
- Identify common documentation errors and the dangers that can result.
- Explain how policies and procedures can protect a clinician from a malpractice lawsuit.
- Recall the problems that can occur when policies and procedures are not followed.
- Identify the clinician's role in reducing the chances of a malpractice judgment.
- Explain the limitations of healthcare-facility malpractice coverage.
- Define the types of malpractice insurance policies.
- Identify the key components of an individual malpractice policy.