DOCUMENTATION AND LEGAL ASPECTS
OF FCN PRACTICE

PRESENTED  BY DENISE VIKER, RN, BSN

This workshop will provide information on documentation for Faith Community Nursing and Health Leaders. Denise will present information regarding Legal Aspects of Practice for Health and Wellness programs. Key points include:

• How documentation follows legal guidelines and standards
• Importance of record keeping and data collection for programs
• Advantages and disadvantages of a documentation options
• Establishing and maintaining professional boundaries
• Limiting liability for faith community nurses and congregations

DATE: August 17, 2023

TIME: 3-5 pm AK Time/4-6 pm PT/5-7 pm MT/6-8 pm CT/7-9 pm ET

COST: $20 for LFCNA Members/$30 for non-members

OBJECTIVES:  Participants will:
1. Identify at least two available options for a documentation structure for Health and Wellness programs.
2. Articulate systematic approaches to collect appropriate and relevant data for program reporting.
3. Verbalize the importance of documenting in accordance with legal guidelines and practice standards
4. Identify at least one new approach to establishing and maintaining professional boundaries in FCN and Health Ministry practice.
5. Name at least two ways to minimize exposure to liability in FCN and health ministry practice

OUR PRESENTER: 
Denise Viker holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.  She has experience in Client Education, Nursing Education, Program Management and Community Collaboration. She is a Registered Nurse in Arizona and President of Health Ministry Association. She currently works as Field Coordinator for Dignity Health: Center for Faith/Health Partnerships-Gilbert, AZ and Faith Community Nurse at Desert Cross Lutheran Church-Tempe and Gilbert, AZ. She lives in Mesa, AZ.

Contact hours provided: 2.0

This activity has been submitted to Montana Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. Montana Nurses Association is accredited with distinction as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. To receive contact hours for this event, an attendee must attend the entire event and submit a completed evaluation form

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