This episode defines negligence, the difference between criminal and civil lawsuits, and the importance of acknowledging mistakes.
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This is episode 1 of the series: Where Healthcare and Legal Meet

This podcast series aims to help healthcare professionals understand the impact of criminal lawsuits against healthcare professionals who have made errors. The series will focus on the intersection of healthcare and the law. In doing so, we will review the legal definition of negligence, the impact of culture on hospital reporting systems, how organizations and individuals can support a healthy and safe work environment, and how we can make improvements to healthcare systems to help reduce errors while also protecting ourselves as healthcare professionals and providers from potential litigation.

Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click here

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