UW School of Nursing
April 28, 2022
Med-Surg 365 | Legal & Ethical Issues
Med-Surg 365 | Legal and Ethical 
Issues
On-Demand Program
Course Description
This module explains how, by understanding basic healthcare law and your scope of practice, you can find peace of mind when faced with complicated legal and ethical situations.
Speaker
Patsy Treece, MN, RN
Critical Care Research Nurse; Ethics Committee Member, UW Medicine/Harborview Medical Center
Objectives for Learning Outcomes
At the end of this module, participants will be better able to:
- Describe what a tort is.
- Describe a scenario in which a nurse could be charged with battery.
- List two sets of documents they need to understand in order to protect their licenses.