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Learning Objectives
1. Discuss legal considerations pertinent to the practice of nursing.
2. Identify issues to consider when delegating nursing duties to other nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel.
3. Recognize potential areas of conflict that can evolve from decisions made when documenting care.
4. Describe how to maintain patient health and personal information in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and other applicable confidentiality requirements.
5. Describe how a conflict of interest can compromise professional behavior.
6. Describe the difference between slander and libel and how to avoid committing them.
7. Describe the difference between assault and battery and how to avoid committing them.
8. Discuss how The Joint Commission and National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators contribute to the improvement of patient care and safety.
9. Describe how root cause analysis and failure modes and effects analysis are used to improve patient safety.