Late-Breaking General Session: Lessons Learned From the RaDonda Vaught Case (GSLB)

Thursday, September 15, 2022

3:10 PM – 4:10 PM PDT

Location: Concorde A/B

CE: 1

NCC Codes:
RNC-NIC: 4
NNP-BC: 5
RNC-LRN: 5
NCC Subspecialty Certifications:
C-ONQS (Code 28)
Pharmacology Credits: 0

Keynote Speaker(s)

Elizabeth Rudolph, JD, MSN, RN, PLNC

Founder and CEO
JurexNurse.com
Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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Slides

Moderator(s)

Kelley Thompson, MSN, RN, NNP-BC

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Community Hospital
Crown Point, Indiana, United States

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Jennifer Staggs, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, RNC-NIC

Lead NNP
STRHS - Winchester
Elora, Tennessee, United States

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Elizabeth Rudolph, JD, MSN, RN, PLNC will provide a presentation on the impact and application of the RaDonda Vaught case to nursing practice. Topics discussed include the timeline of facts, reactions to the outcome, analysis and application to clinical nursing practice, use of error policies and procedures, the investigation in medical error matters, potential civil and/or criminal lawsuits, and conclusion along with references. The Vaught case will be carefully dissected so nurse attendees will be able to utilize key takeaways in their nursing practice.

Three takeaways:
The standard of care for neonatal nurses includes understanding the issues presented in the most current:
1) nursing journals
2) nursing textbooks
3) your state’s nurse practice act

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this presentation, the learner will be able to:

Identify the four elements of a nursing and medical malpractice lawsuit
Summarize three nursing malpractice issues in neonatal nursing
Describe two strategies to reduce nursing liability