Legal Questions from Nurse Practitioners Answered
Dec 21, 2020
It’s hard not to worry about malpractice when you’re taking on new levels of responsibility as a new nurse practitioner.
Irnise Williams is not only a health law lawyer, she now focuses on the education and legal work to help prevent malpractice cases in the first place.
AAAAAND she’s a nurse herself! Still taking care of patients as a covid float nurse while also running her legal practice, she’s truly a unicorn.
She and I sat down and discussed the questions nurse practitioners and students had in the Real World NP community!
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Nurse Practitioner Legal Questions Answered
We covered so many things, including:
- Most common reasons for malpractice cases
- How to document appropriately
- Should I have my own malpractice insurance?
- Scope of NP Practice and more
Note, some of the audio came out uneven, so apologies about that.
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