SYFY: Legal Risks as a Nurse

Contact Hours: 1.25 NCPD Hours

Learning Outcome(s):

After participating in this course, learners will be able to:

• Participate in effective communication, delegation, and advocacy.
• Practice risk mitigating behaviors that improve safety of patients and protects the nurse's license.
• Utilize technology and devices appropriately to limit risk and improve safety.
• Demonstrate competency on the function of nursing license oversight.

Author(s):

India Owens, MSN, RN, CEN, NE-BC, FAEN

India Owens, MSN, RN, CEN, NE-BC, FAEN, is an experienced nursing leader with over 40 years as an RN. She is board certified nurse executive (NE-BC) and holds a master's degree in Nursing Leadership with focus in Public Policy/Law. Owens has taught nursing leadership to post-graduate students at the University level and has served as a mentor and coach to other nurses. A member of the Emergency Nurses Association, Owens chaired the development committee for the ENA's Lantern Award and contributed to developing standard metrics for measuring ED performance. Owens served on the Indiana State Board of Nursing from 2015-2019 and operates India T. Owens Consulting.