Legal Implications for Nurse Leaders:
Promoting Quality Outcomes in Health Care
In Collaboration with Baptist Health Richmond
Friday, March 22, 2013
8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Baptist Health Richmond, Conference Room, MOB#1
801 Eastern Bypass
Richmond, KY 40475
www.ced.eku.edu
CONTACT HOURS: 5.25 ANCC Contact Hours. 6.3 KBN Contact Hours.
(60 minutes = 1 contact hour for ANCC Credit)
ANCC Accreditation: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education and
Development, is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
American Nurses Credentialing Center approval of an individual continuing nursing education provider does not constitute
endorsement of program content. Accredited Status as a provider does not imply ANCC endorsement of any commercial
product.
KBN Provider Offering: #3-0007-12-17-212
KBN Approval: Eastern Kentucky University, the Division of Continuing Education and
Development, has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kentucky Board of
Nursing (KBN). Provider #3-0007. Expiration Date December 31, 2017. Kentucky Board of
Nursing approval of an individual nursing education program does not constitute endorsement of
program content.
Nursing Home Administrators: All programs approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing are
considered pre-approved by the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Nursing Home Administrators
(KBLNHA).
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 8, 2013
REGISTRATION FEE: $35.00 for participants. $25.00 for BHSI employees. Baptist Health
Richmond employee fee waived.
TARGET AUDIENCE: This program is designed for RNs, LPNs, Nursing Home Administrators and
other interested health care professionals in an acute, outpatient, clinic or long term care setting.
LEARNING GOAL (PURPOSE): The purpose of this program is to provide the learner with the
latest information on nursing scope and standards of practice, focusing on legal implications of
health record documentation with “demonstration of a court experience”.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
FACULTY/PRESENTERS:
Ava Eaves, CDE, RD, Risk Manager
Baptist Health Richmond, KY
Sharon Eli Mercer, MSN, RN, NEA, BC, Nursing Practice Consultant
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Lynn Kolokowsky, JD, CPHRM, Director, Risk Management, Patient Safety
Central Baptist Hospital
*All presenters for this conference have disclosed no conflict of interest.
OBJECTIVES:
1. Discuss the organization’s role in orientation and education for Risk Management.
2. Review Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice under Kentucky Law.
3. Discuss professional and legal responsibility for documentation.
4. Outline best practices for mitigating legal action for the novice and experienced nurse.
5. Perform case reviews for differing health case scenarios with learner participation describing
best practices for health information record documentation.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
8:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast.
8:30 am
Welcome and Introduction
Tammy Sullivan
8:45 am
Best Practices: The Risk Manager’s Perspective - Ava Eaves
10:00 am
Break
10:15 am
Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice: Delegation-That’s Not My Job Sharon Mercer
11:30 am
Lunch
12:30 pm
Legal Implications of Documentation: Do’s and Don’ts - Sharon Mercer
1:45 pm
Break
2:00 pm
At the Court House: If I’d Only Known - Lynn Kolokowsky
3:15 pm
Evaluations
3:30 pm
Awarding of Certificates
Attendance Requirement: You must stay for the entire program to be awarded contact
hours and complete a written evaluation of program.
Cancellation Policy: A participant who wishes to cancel registration must notify the Division
of Continuing Education and Development office at least three working days prior to the
workshop date in order to receive a refund minus a $10 processing fee. After that date a
substitute may be sent, but no refund. If an offering is cancelled by EKU, the registration fee
will be refunded in full.
Commercial Support: This program receives no Commercial Support.
Sponsorship: This program is provided by EKU and Baptist Health.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Planning Committee Members:
Kathy Hall, RN-BC, MSN, Director of Continuing Education & Development
Eastern Kentucky University
Tammy Sullivan, MSN, SANE, NE-BC, Chief Nursing Officer/ Vice President
Baptist Health Richmond
Zelma Baker, RN, BSN, MPA, Director of Staff Development
Baptist Health Richmond
Gwen Collins, RN, MSN (NCEAC)
Nursing Faculty, Division Chair of Allied Health with Hazard Community and Technical College.
Teresa (Terry) Casey, APRN, FCN (NCEAC)
Education Facilitator, Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville, Kentucky.
A. Denise Humphreys, Administrative Assistant (NCEAC)
EKU’s Division of Continuing Education and Development
*All planning committee members for this conference have disclosed no conflict of interest.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013