Rachel Henderson, Ph.D.

Format: ​Full-day program: 8 hour with lunch and two breaks This program is perfect for: - ​Nursing leaders from novice to expert - Charge nurses and assistant managers - Directors - Leaders working with the electronic medical record - Leaders struggling to improve documentation of patient care The audience will leave with: - ​A full understanding of legal liability when in a leadership / supervisory role in healthcare, - Numerous tools and tactics that will decrease liability exposure, - Embrace communication strategies that will inspire clincial staff to follow your lead. - Real examples to bring concepts to life

If you were required to testify in court in defense of the care you provided to a patient, would your documentation be adequate to protect you from legal liability? If the care you provided came under scrutiny months or years after it occurred, would your documentation enable you to accurately describe the standard of care delivered to the patient? If you are not absolutely certain, you do not want to miss this program! During this in-depth, interactive seminar, you will have the opportunity to review real court cases and learn from the actual testimonies provided by nurses' depositions. Rachel Cartwright, an independent legal nurse consultant, with over 29 years of clinical, management, and consulting experience, will provide you with the information you need to ensure that your documentation, whether hand-written or electronic, depicts a level of care that meets or exceeds applicable standards.

If you have ever seen an elephant secured by a rope attached to a stake outside a tent at a circus, you may have wondered why the elephant doesn't just pull it up with his strength. The elephant learned as a youngster that vigorously attempting to pull free was futile and learned to believe for the rest of his life he cannot break free so he doesn't even try. Are there things that are holding you back that really don't have the power to do so? We encounter limits every day and we have to either choose to accept or reject them. This message will inspire you to become all you can be and attack limitations that may be holding you back. To reach the purpose set before you, you must pull up the stake and start running.