Learning Center
Bioterrorism
Recorded On: 05/19/2013
Numerous laws and policies at the federal and state levels significantly impact health care providers' roles and responsibilities in responding to bioterrorism and other emergencies Bioterrorism can dramatically change the role of infusion nurses pursuant to a declared state of emergency, including potentially expanding their legally permissible scope of practice, altering the applicable standard of care, and providing legal protections for volunteer health professionals. This session will discuss legal, policy, and ethical perspectives in declared emergencies, with a focus on their impact and application to infusion nurses and facilities.
At the conclusion of the presentation, the participant will be able to:
1. Discuss the law, policy, and ethics surrounding bioterrorism and emergency preparedness.
2. Discuss the legal protections, crisis standard of care, and scope of practice during a declared emergency.
Speaker:
Daniel Orenstein, JD
Deputy Director - Western Region
Network for Public Health Law
This session has been approved for 1 contact hour.
Expiration date for receipt of contact hours: May 7, 2017
This session has been approved for 1.0 CRNI® recertification unit.
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