Legal Aspects of Nursing

The goal of this program is to define and discuss current and forthcoming HIPAA initiatives regarding resident privacy and data security. The program provides a detailed review of the reforms that have ...

Restraints are a concern in healthcare today due to the danger they pose to those restrained. It is recognized that restraint use needs to be decreased. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has ...

The purpose of this program is to provide nurses with an understanding of how to identify and safeguard the rights of residents in a long-term care facility. These rights are guaranteed by law. #Courses ...

De acuerdo con la Comisión Asesora de Pagos de Medicare, casi una quinta parte de los beneficiarios de Medicare (un total de cerca de dos millones) dados de alta del hospital regresan antes de 30 días. ...

Restraints are a concern in healthcare today due to the danger they pose to those restrained. It is recognized that restraint use needs to be decreased. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has ...

Sexual harassment is not an easy term to define. What one individual views as appropriate behavior in the workplace may be completely unacceptable to another. Context is critical to determine if a particular ...

As nursing assistants, you have the most direct contact with residents, and therefore, learn a lot of personal information about each of them. Residents' personal information is private or confidential, ...

The goal of this program is to define and discuss domestic violence, and inform healthcare professionals about the importance of recognizing these cases of abuse. The course provides nurses with the educational ...

This course provides nurses with a description of the legal elements of nursing negligence and provides strategies for avoiding accusations of negligence. Nurses are at risk for accusations of negligence ...

According to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, nearly one-fifth of Medicare beneficiaries (a total of about two million) discharged from the hospital return within 30 days. The readmissions are ...