Consultant Nevena Brown will be presenting a session at LawSense’s Law for Nurses NSW. Details include:
Key Principles and How Notes Have Been Used in Legal Proceedings
- Outlining key law and principles to apply in note-taking and record keeping by nurses
Understanding how note/lack of notes has been used against practitioners in proceedings – case studies
- Examining key aspects of notetaking to meet legal risk and avoid criticism by Courts
- Understanding the extent of notes that should be taken in different circumstances
Emerging Options – Using AI to Generate Session Notes, Records and Plans
- Exploring the emerging and potential role of AI in nursing practice, including
- using AI for note-taking and record keeping
- assessments and treatment plans
- patient monitoring and testing
- Identifying key risks:
- privacy and data risks
- accuracy/reliability
- responsibility of the service/software provider versus the health service or nurse
- obtaining informed consent
- Understanding the application of existing law and regulation and potential reforms, including:
- duty of care in use of AI
- consent, privacy and confidentiality laws, including privacy reforms
- copyright/intellectual property
- contractual requirements in a platform’s terms of service
- understanding The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics Framework and application to nursing services
- Exploring policy options for health services and what services have implemented to respond to emerging AI
Optimising Digital Record Keeping and Understanding Pitfalls
- Reviewing the different types of records to assess, integrate or manage in record keeping systems:
- paper records
- records on electronic note-taking systems
- notes or calendar entries on work or personal devices
- other communication media including texts other electronic messages between staff and reports from external experts
- Understanding the legal rights and obligations regarding messages on personal devices or apps or personal note-taking
- Managing areas of potential legal exposure:
- cutting and pasting from previous records
- lack of integrated records/disparate records
- records on personal devices
- access permissions and protocols
- storage and retention of records
- Effectively managing storage or records and navigating obligations with online storage with third parties
For further information and to register, please visit: LawSense Law for Nurses NSW