Texas Nurses Association Mock TrialOctober 28, 2024 Scroll Down for Additional Information on Pricing/Group Registrations/Exhibits & Sponsors Presented For: Registered Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, Student Nurses, Medical Students, Law Students and Health Related Professionals. Malpractice: Nursing Negligence FEATURING Outstanding Dallas Malpractice Attorney Parking: There are local parking lots above ground and below ground for event parking. Pricing varies. Check-In Please plan to arrive at 7:00 a.m. so registration and check-in can be completed as the event will begin promptly at 8:00 a.m. Agenda 7:00 AM Registration 8:00 AM Welcome 8:30 AM Malpractice: Nursing Negligence Mock Trial Part I 11:30 AM Lunch 12:30 PM Mock Trial Part II 2:00 PM Break 2:30 PM Closing arguments with Vote 3:30 PM Discussion Q&A and Evaluation 4:00 PM Adjourn Lunch Lunch is on your own with limited selection and quantities for sale by Meyerson Catering. Negligence in a malpractice context could be defined as: Failing to do what a reasonable and prudent nurse would do in the same or similar circumstance, or doing something that a reasonable and prudent nurse would not do. Four Elements of a Malpractice Claim 1. The Nurse owes a duty to the patient (Lunsford case) 2. The Nurse breached the duty/ Failed to conform to the Standard of Care 3. The Patient suffered an actual injury 4. There was a causal connection between the Nurse's conduct and the injury Standards of Care For the judge to determine whether the care that was given was legally adequate, the standards of care of a profession are utilized. Standards of care are established through the state's Nurse Practice Act, a facilities policies and procedures and the ANA Standards of Practice Five Most Frequent Allegations 1. Failure to ensure patient safety 2. Improper treatment or improper performance of treatment 3. Failure to monitor and report 4. Medication errors 5. Failure to follow facility's policy and procedure Three ways Nurses Participate in Malpractice Cases 1. Fact witness 2. Expert Witness 3. Defendant How can you Protect yourself? · Know the Texas Nursing Practice Act, Board Of Nursing’s Rules and Regulations. and specific laws · Professional Competency · Documentation · Professional Liability Insurance (Lawyer, Damages, Bond for Appeal) · Knowledge of Safe Harbor Protections · Knowledge of Delegation Rule 224/225 THE CASE: A 35-year-old female admitted to the 7blue Multi-Specialty Cardiac/Medical ICU for uncontrolled dilated cardiomyopathy with an EF 15% with B/P 180/100 (uncontrolled on max dose oral anti-hypertensive medication) who is also, 32 week (8 month) pregnant. The patient is placed on DRIP, and initial fetal heart tone is normal via tracing. During the admission to the 7blue ICU, the primary RN is called by the patient stating, “I have a headache, and upper right abdominal pain”. The primary RN titrates the patient’s B/P Drip and treats the patients’ pain with Fentanyl. During the patients stay the Intensivist and the L&D RN are at the patient’s bedside with concerns of ordered interventions for fetal care, which ultimately are the result of a fetal demise. Family has filled a legal claim against all responsible parties, Hospital, intensives, care teams. At this time the standard of nursing care and experts are in question. Who is responsible? Could the event have been prevented? Attend TNA, D-4’s Mock Trial and serve as a member of the “jury”. TICKET PRICES ALL TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE Full-time Undergraduate Students….................….. $35 - Early Bird (before 9/15); $45 - Regular (before 10/22); $55 - At-the-Door (all registrations after 10/22 will be onsite) Texas Nurses Association Member………………....$50 - Early Bird (before 9/15); $60 - Regular (before 10/22); $70 - At-the-Door (all registrations after 10/22 will be onsite) All Other Non-Members……………………………….$70 - Early Bird (before 9/15); $80 - Regular (before 10/22); $90 - At-the-Door (all registrations after 10/22 will be onsite) *Licensed nurses wishing to receive CNE contact hours must register as a member or non-member. LUNCH IS ON YOUR OWN Receive an additional $10 discount per registration for groups of 15 or more. To receive the discount all registrations must be submitted on the downloaded excel spreadsheet and paid with a single payment. Please contact James Gregorski, jgregorski@texasnurses.org, if you need to be invoiced or need a payment link for credit card payment. Payments must be received by the following dates to receive pricing. Early Bird Pricing - September 15, 2024 Deadline Regular Pricing - Between September 15th and October 22, 2024 No Group Discounts for At-The-Door Registrations TNA, District 4 provides 6.0 contact hours for successful completion of this educational activity.
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