The Quagmire of Social Determinants of Health for the Legal Nursing Consultant Evaluating Failure to Thrive; Authors: Steadman Lee McPeters, DNP, CPNP-AC, CRNP, RNFA, Pamela Harris Bryant, DNP, CRNP, AC-PC, and Patricia M. Speck, DNSc, FNP-BC, DF-IAFN, FAAFS, DF-AFN

This activity is designed to augment the knowledge and skills of legal nurse consultants and assist in their understanding of the analysis of medical malpractice claims involving failure to thrive diagnosis and treatment.

Upon completion of the learning activity the leaner will be able to:

a. Evaluate medical malpractice claims involving failure to thrive (FTT ) and identify if practice standards, guidelines, and algorithms for FTT are met.

b. Understand the medical diagnosis and treatment of FTT and identify possible implicit and/or explicit bias of the providers and systems diagnosing and treating FTT.

c. Assist attorneys to create timelines, identify gaps, determine harm, and identify elements contributing to harm in infants diagnosed with FTT.

The author, reviewers, and nurse planners all report no financial relationships that would pose a conflict of interest.

This activity has been awarded 1 Contact Hour of credit. The activity is valid for credit until June 1, 2024. American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Title: Gunshot Wounds: Implications for Forensic Nurses; Author: Christine Foote-Lucero MSN, RN, CEN, SANE-A, SANE-P

This activity is designed to augment the knowledge and skills of legal nurse consultants and assist in their understanding of the analysis of medical malpractice and personal injury claims involving gunshot wounds.

Upon completion of the learning activity the leaner will be able to:

a. evaluate cases involving gunshot wounds with better understanding of epidemiology and incidence.

b. understand the crucial procedures for documentation of injuries and identification of gunshot wounds.

c. know the procedures for proper evidence collection and chain of custody for evidence to be used in gunshot wound cases.

The author, reviewers, and nurse planners all report no financial relationships that would pose a conflict of interest.This activity has been awarded 1 Contact Hour of credit. The activity is valid for credit until June 1, 2024. American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.