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Informed Consent

category: Medico-legal

6hr, 6RCNA-CNE
$49.95

This activity has been endorsed by APEC number: 071107046 as authorised by the Royal College of Nursing, Australia, according to approved criteria.

Overview

Consent is integral to client care and having effective systems in place for obtaining consent will enhance the client-health care provider relationship by avoiding confusion and preventing breaches of privacy and confidentiality.

This tutorial considers the legal obligations of the health care professional in obtaining consent. It includes consideration of specific scenarios in which consent is required, but is not exhaustive of all such situations. It is, however, helpful to consider the general principles that should be applied to any given situation.

About the author

Jolan Yik-Paal: BCom, LLB (Australian National University). Jolan is a litigation solicitor with extensive experience in acting for plaintiffs in medical negligence matters, including hypoxic births and failure-to-diagnose cases.

Jolan also acts for a prominent national medical insurer and private medical practices, and for practitioners in professional disciplinary matters.

Learning objectives

At the end of this tutorial, participants will be able to:

Be able to demonstrate the importance of obtaining a patient’s valid consent before performing a medical procedure;
Have an overview of Australian law regarding consent;
Be able to outline who should obtain consent, the ways in which consent may be given and the criteria for valid consent;
Be able to outline the duty of health care professionals in obtaining consent from minors, intellectually disabled persons, persons suffering mental illness or persons in emergency situations;
Understand the legal position of nurses in addressing situations in which medical practitioners have not provided adequate disclosure to patients;
Have an understanding of the use of consent forms.

Identifying and Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect

category: Paediatric care, Primary health care, Medico-legal, Management

5hr, 5RCNA-CNE
$39.95

This activity has been endorsed by APEC number: 071107046 as authorised by the Royal College of Nursing, Australia, according to approved criteria.

Overview

This tutorial describes the four main types of child abuse and neglect, and the signs and symptoms that might indicate that children are being harmed in this way. It aims to give health care professionals greater confidence in identifying the warning signs of child abuse and neglect, and outlines their obligations in reporting it to the relevant authorities.

About the author

Rebecca Burns: BPsych, BSW (Hons), MAASW. Rebecca is a social worker with experience in mental health, child protection, domestic violence and general counselling. She is also a lecturer at Edith Cowan University and is completing her Masters by Research.

Learning objectives

At the end of this tutorial, participants will be able to:

Be able to describe the four main types of child abuse and neglect;
Be able to identify common signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect;
Be aware of their moral, professional and legal obligations to report child abuse and neglect;
Understand the implications of mandatory reporting.

Confidentiality of Personal Health Information

category: Medico-legal, Management

4hr, 4RCNA-CNE
$39.95

This activity has been endorsed by APEC number: 071107046 as authorised by the Royal College of Nursing, Australia, according to approved criteria.

Overview

The purpose of this tutorial is to outline:

• The ethical duty to maintain confidential information;
• The legal duty to maintain confidential information;
• Exceptions to the duty to maintain confidential information;
• Practical ways to reduce the risk of breaching the duty not to disclose confidential information.

About the author

Learning objectives

At the end of this tutorial, participants will be able to:

Be able to identify why patient confidentiality is important;
Understand the ethical duty to maintain confidential information;
Know when and where exceptions to the duty to maintain confidential information apply;
Be aware of practical ways in which to reduce the risk of breaching the duty not to disclose confidential information.

Maintaining Proper Medical Records

category: Medico-legal

2hr, 2RCNA-CNE
$29.95

This activity has been endorsed by APEC number: 071107046 as authorised by the Royal College of Nursing, Australia, according to approved criteria.

Overview

This tutorial describes what medical records are and outlines the practical, ethical and legal reasons for maintaining proper patient records. It aims to assist health care professionals in improving their record keeping, benefiting patient care and helping to prevent criminal, civil and/or disciplinary actions against them.

About the author

Learning objectives

At the end of this tutorial, participants will be able to:

Know what constitutes a proper medical record;
Understand the legal and ethical bases for the duty to maintain proper medical records;
Understand the practical basis for maintaining proper medical records;
Know when and how to record complete and accurate medical records.

Incident and Accident Reporting

category: Occupational health & safety, Medico-legal, Management

3hr, 3RCNA-CNE
$29.95

This activity has been endorsed by APEC number: 071107046 as authorised by the Royal College of Nursing, Australia, according to approved criteria.

Overview

As the scope and complexity of health services increase, so does the potential for adverse events. One of the most powerful tools available to reduce the incidence and impact of adverse events is a comprehensive incident/accident reporting system. All organisations can learn from their mistakes, and in health care settings this is vital.

This tutorial covers the essential elements of incident/accident reporting in the health care setting, including the legal aspects, key elements of capturing meaningful information and the core components necessary for effective incident/accident documentation by all staff. Suggestions for organisations, managers at all levels and clinical staff are highlighted.

About the author

David Peters, RN, has worked in both nursing and health management across a range of settings in the Australian public hospital system for many years. He has managed small, medium and large departments, including multidisciplinary teams. David has a post-graduate diploma in nursing management and currently works as a Workers' Compensation Return to Work Coordinator.

Learning objectives

At the end of this tutorial, participants will be able to:

Understand the purpose of incident reporting;
Be able to identify the core processes of incident/accident reporting – prioritisation, documentation and notification;
Know the types of events required to be reported;
Be committed to a no-blame culture of reporting within the health setting.

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