Course ID: FQUEWU506
Course Name: Nursing Leadership: Legal Issues in Nursing
Credits: 2

This two-contact hour home-study continuing education program focuses on the legal issues related to nursing practice. Areas discussed include legal terminology, documentation, and compliance with the legal, regulatory and accrediting guidelines.

About the Author:
Marilyn Klenk Polatsek, RN, BSN, JD
Private Practice
Marilyn Klenk Polatsek received her jurist doctorate degree from Brooklyn Law School and her bachelor’s degree in nursing from University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Polatsek is currently in private practice as a Legal Nurse Consultant. Her area of expertise in nursing is acute care.

Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this home-study program the learner will be able to:

• Discuss 3 legal terms in relation to nursing practice.
• Explain 2 areas of the nurse practice act and implications to clinical nursing practice.
• Differentiate between legal, regulatory and accrediting guidelines in relation to nursing practice.
• Discuss the linkages between documentation of nursing practice and compliance with legal and regulatory standards.