201-26: Prescribing with Protection: Legal Awareness and Documentation Tips for PMH-APRNs in Psychopharmacology 

Have you ever wondered what really happens when a prescribing decision gets looked at by an attorney or your state board? This presentation will explore real-life malpractice and state board actions, review legal pitfalls in psychopharmacology and prescribing, plus documentation best practices to help you protect your license.

Presenter:  Jared Vega, DNP, JD, PMHNP-BC

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Off-label uses will be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  2 hours

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Identify three common legal pitfalls in psychopharmacology practice.

Keywords:  Malpractice, Documentation, Scope of Practice, Standards of Care, Safe Prescribing, Psychopharmacology, Legal

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
2.0 pharmacology contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete the evaluation and honor statement, and pass the post-test with a score of 80% or higher before the expiration date. Once all steps are successfully completed, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. Contact hours cannot be awarded unless all required components are completed. Partial credit will not be awarded.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 


Release date:  July 7, 2026
Access to this course will end:  July 31, 2028


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