Credit: 1 Credit Hour
Content
of this course is a live presentation that occurred in 2005.
Target
Audience
Palliative Care (End of Life
Issues) is an
online course for health care professionals, particularly nurses, licensed in
Florida.
Objectives
- Meet
1hour) the requirements set forth by Florida Board of Nursing;
- Recognize
common performance and diagnostic errors;
- Describe
the elements of a root cause analysis as a mechanism for preventing medical
errors; and
- Identify
risk management measures designed to enhance patient safety.
Participants
will be given the opportunity to evaluate the course and to comment on how they
plan to incorporate suggested strategies into their practice.
Requirements
for Course Completion
Participants will listen to
the online seminar, review associated graphics and text, and complete a
post-test and course evaluation. Participants
must correctly answer at least 70% of the test questions to receive credit. If a grade of at least 70% is not achieved, this course and test may be
repeated one time only.
Faculty
J. Anne Pollett, MD, FRCPC
Hospice of Southwest Florida
Disclosure
The author has no financial arrangements or affiliations
with any supporting companies or any corporations whose products, research, or
services are mentioned in this course.
Accreditation
Sarasota
Memorial Hospital is accredited by the Florida Board of Nursing to provide
Continuing Education to nurses.
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