Today we're going to dive into an interesting topic: some medical legal considerations. And we’ll talk a little bit about being an expert witness. We'll cover anesthesia standards created and published by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, and share some of our own experiences acting as expert witnesses in medical legal complaints filed on behalf of patients. Perhaps just as important though, we're going to talk about ways that you can keep yourself out of hot water and keep your patients safe.

It's important that as providers we periodically review the standards by which we're expected to practice. Both for the benefit of our patients and to make sure that we're practicing at the highest levels of anesthesia care every single day.

Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:

• Reviewing the Standards for Nursing Practice from the Professional Practice Manual.
• The most common problems that I have seen that have resulted in litigation fall into four main categories.
• Who evaluates whether or not the standard of care has been satisfied?       
• The difference between a deposition and trial testimony and how it impacts you.

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