Avoiding the Legal Pitfalls in Nursing Practice and Education

Thursday, March 16
Avoiding the Legal Pitfalls in Nursing Practice and Education
Mark A. Hagemeier, J.D., Vice Chancellor of Compliance, Managing Associate General Counsel at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
A Live Virtual Event • 12:50 – 3:45 PM (Central Time)
Recording available for 60 days post-event for CE

Topics Include:
• Elements of negligence claim, various acts and omissions that constitute negligence
• Negligent teaching
• Hostile work environment, quid pro quo, and retaliation
• Other discrimination claims
• What constitutes a “reasonable accommodation” and what is the “interactive process?”
• Handling records
• Handling issues of grades, discipline, and free-speech issues
• Strategies to protect yourself in the electronic age
• First Amendment Thoughts: James Madison never thought about social networking
• E-Mail in General: FOIA and Litigation Issues
• Social Networking Sites: Policies (or not) to have in place and other things you never thought you’d have to deal with
• Basic Netiquette