Rachel Cartwright-Vanzant MS, RN, LHRM, LNCC

An author and national speaker devoted to legal and healthcare professionals.

Nurses are expected to do more with less, are expected to work long hours, and are expected to deliver a high standard of care. Government regulations, state laws and the threat of lingering litigation require that nurses remain knowledgeable of the latest and most current information that affects their clinical practice and be aware of the legal implication of documentation in the medical record.

Nursing continuing education is a vital component of every nursing career regardless of the field of expertise and being able to immediately apply content material to everyday practice is a must. The legal implications of healthcare are frequently stated: "It's not if you get sued but when you get sued". Where do you get reliable information that can be readily incorporated into your practice that addresses not only the clinical aspects but the legal aspects too? How many times do you attend a seminar only to find the content repetitive, too basic or too complex for your needs? Do you find the speaker to be boring or difficult to follow? Have you ever fallen asleep during the seminar? At the conclusion of the program ever thought what a waste that was? If you have, you need to read further.

The Rachel Cartwright Seminars Experience

While attending a Rachel Cartwright Seminar you will relevant information for today and tomorrow. She founded her seminar company with over 28 years of clinical experience in acute healthcare settings and over 11 years of running Medical Legal Concepts, LLC, her legal nurse consulting business. She is currently completing a PhD in Public Policy and Administration: Law and Policy. She is a published author in peer reviewed journals and text books.

Rachel Cartwright Seminars are like no other seminar you have attended. Rachel has been teaching seminars for over 15 years to meet the needs of healthcare providers. All seminars are constructed to incorporate the legal aspects of healthcare and documentation because the two are really inseparable: healthcare and law.

Tired of the same old, same old? Looking for fresh content in unconventional surroundings? Rachel Cartwright Seminars are what you've been waiting for.

More than 2.5 million people work as nurses in the United States, making it the country's largest health care occupation according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2009). The diversity within the nursing profession is vast as recognized by the American Board of Specialty Nurses (ABSN). Nurses take care of everyone else and kind words of appreciation or gestures of thank you are usually few and far between. Nurses are special! Nurses should have the opportunity to attend professional conferences and actually feel like they are professionals and are special.

The cliché "It's hard to lead where you have never been" cannot more true. Rachel demonstrates current knowledge and having personal experiences enables her to connect with her audience immediately. This connection is the magic that separates the good seminars from the great and awesome seminars. This is what makes the seminar come alive like no other. Live seminars formulated and conducted by professional nurses with the right chemistry of expertise, experience and passion will inspire, motivate and refresh novice and seasoned nurses.

Speaking Topics

§ Interdisciplinary Approach to Patient Care

§ Standards of Care

§ Put the Newest Joint Commission Standards to Your Competitive Advantage

§ Know Your Joint Commission Standards to Effectively Analyze Standard of Care Issues

§ Detecting Tampering In A Medical Record

§ Helping Attorneys With Discovery

§ Helping Attorneys Develop Demonstrative Evidence

§ Ethical Legal Aspects of Nursing Documentation

§ Confidentiality and Conflicts of Interest

§ Lack of Knowledge is Not a Defense -2- Day - Legal Awareness Conference

§ Nursing Documentation: Legally Proven Strategies to Keep You Out of the Courtroom

§ Physical Assessment Skills and Interviewing Techniques

§ EKG Interpretation Made Easy

Publications

Cartwright-Vanzant, R., Glower-Myers, M. & Plummer, E. (2010). Critical Care Case Evaluations. In Peterson, A. & Kopishke, L. (Eds.), Legal nurse consulting practices (3rd ed., pp. 371-390). Boca Raton: CRC Press.

Cartwright-Vanzant, R. (2010, September). Medical record documentation: Legal aspects in neonatal nursing. Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews Journal, 10(3).

Cartwright-Vanzant, R. (2011, Winter). Standards of Care. Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting, 22(1).

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