Value: Complete at 100 points/Incomplete at 0 points – This assignment is worth 5% of the total grade.
Grading Category: Assignments
Instructions
Using the Reflective Conflict Guide for the APN (Word), think back to a clinical or practice situation in which a conflict arose. This can be an event that was recent or many months ago. After reading the required readings, including the conflict resolutions steps article, begin to apply what you have learned to that situation, by following the prompts in the conflict guide. This will not be shared with your classmates, as the goal of this exercise is to have you truly reflect on a situation that was unethical, immoral, negligent, etc., so that you can identify appropriate actions if put in the same position in the future. This assignment should be no longer than 2 pages not including the cover page and reference page.
Attorney DeFronzo’s Video link
Click https://vimeo.com/159997994/1ee5868957 link to open resource.
Required
Search your BON to see if there are statutes or regulations related to vulnerable populations. Some examples include use of restraint laws, enhancing the disclosure of unanticipated outcomes (also known as apology laws), caring for clients with mental health issues or incarcerated individuals, pregnant women, emancipated minors or children, and section 12, to name a few.
- Buppert, C. (2018). Nurse practitioner’s business practice and legal guide (6th ed.). Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
- Chapter 7: Negligence and Malpractice
- Chapter 8: Risk Management
- Joel, L. A. (2018). Advanced practice nursing: Essentials for role development (4th ed). F.A. Davis Company.
- Chapter 29: Malpractice and the Advanced Practice Nurse (Risk Reduction Strategies section only).
- Chapter 30: Ethics and the Advanced Practice Nurse
Required Resources
A recent BORN Advisory Ruling provides guidance in promoting effective disclosure of unanticipated outcomes to patients and their families by APRN. Please review an example of Massachusetts BON Advisory Ruling on Nursing Practice (PDF).
Instructional Materials
- Legal Communication and Termination of a Patient (PPT)
- Conflict Resolution Using the Interest-Based Relational Approach
- Communication Skills
- States with Apology Laws (PDF). Please review to determine if the state where you plan to practice as an APRN has an apology law. If so, please obtain the ruling cited and review.
- Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and Malpractice
- Telehealth and Legal Implications for Nurse Practitioners (2018) (PDF)
- 20 years after To Err Is Human
