“How the law determines what is & where a duty of care lies”
Course Content
Nurses recognise and accept we have a duty of care. The term is often used to identify perceived failures and skill deficits but there are risks to claiming a colleague has failed their duty.
Knowing how the law determines what is and where a duty of care lies and the common failures that have led to cases claiming negligence due to a failure to satisfy our duty helps us analyse situations and take steps that will ensure that our duty is fulfilled.
Learning Outcomes
In this session you will:
- Relate the legal concept of duty to practice
- Recognise situations where there is an actual or potential failure of duty
- Understand the rules governing legal and professional delegation of duty
- Discuss the professional standards that impose duty of care
R.N., Dip N (Lon), BA, MHPEd, Dip Law, EdDoc, MACN
Pam has an extensive background in clinical Nursing, education, and remote area Nursing both in Australia and overseas.
As a Lawyer and Clinician, this background is brought to her role as adjunct Lecturer to undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as Aboriginal Health Workers.
Pam is a Barrister at Bar (NSW) and a published author and her book “Law for Student Nurses: applied principles” is now in its third edition…Read More>>