Li-037409 OB Documentation Lunch & Learn: EFM & Liability
Type
Credit
Description
This course offers 1.0 Continuing Professional Education credits to Nurses and Physicians. To claim the credits, the course must be completed prior to June 5, 2024. Once your evaluation is complete, log on to CloudCME® from your left SiTEL menu, and toggle to your Transcript to find the credits.
Accreditation: In support of improving patient care, MedStar Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
About this Course: This course will provide the learner with strategies to reduce risk and liability regarding communication and documentation related to fetal monitoring.
show lessObjectives
- Delineate the elements of medical malpractice.
- Describe the purpose and essential elements of informed consent.
- Identify the key legal issues unique to providers in obstetrics.
- Identify communication tools to avoid patient dissatisfaction and a lawsuit.
- Prepare documentation that will later assist in defending challenged care in the court room.
- Identify strategies for dealing with the difficult patient/family.