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July Webinar: AI in Healthcare
Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way into healthcare fast, and chances are, nurses will start seeing it in their workplaces more and more. While AI brings new tools and considerations, it does not alter the legal and professional responsibilities nurses uphold. This webinar will break down AI basics—explaining what it is, exploring legal implications,...
Read moreInfoLAW: Medication Errors
Medication errors are a relatively common occurrence in nursing practice that can cause life-threatening complications for patients. According to a Health Report completed by Statistics Canada, “almost one-fifth (19%) of hospital-employed Registered Nurses acknowledged that over the previous year, medication errors involving patients who were in their care had occurred “occasionally” or “frequently”“.1 In fact,...
Read moreInfoLAW: RN Prescribing
Please note: In this document, “dispensing of medication” specifically refers to RNs dispensing medication in the absence of a medical order for the treatment of a specific condition(s) following the RN’s nursing assessment. In an effort to safely improve timely access to care for certain patient populations, an increasing number of Canadian provinces and territories...
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