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Shawna Butler

Department:
Nursing
Title:
Senior Lecturer
Nurse Attorney & Faculty
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Biography

Dr. Butler is a nurse-attorney, patient safety/risk specialist and nursing/healthcare law educator. She is passionate about protecting, educating and supporting clinicians in order for them to be ideally situated to provide optimal care to their patients. Direct efforts with clinicians has an ultimate indirect effect on the patients. She also promotes systems/design thinking in healthcare and assisted in implementing the electronic health record (Epic) as well being an editor for a journal. 

Area of Expertise

Nursing, Risk Management, Patient Safety, Healthcare Law, Nursing Law, Education, Nursing Journal Editorial Work

Degrees

Doctor of Nursing Practice (Public Health Nurse Leader), University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Juris Doctor, Suffolk University Law School, Boston

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (minor in Psychology), University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Professional Publications & Contributions

Butler, S. (2024). Political Involvement by Healthcare Clinicians. The Journal of Radiology Nursing, 43(3), 177-8.

Butler, S. (2023). Brief Anatomy of Legal Terms. The Journal of Radiology Nursing, 42(1), 13-15.

Butler, S. (2022). The Concerns Associated With Patients Leaving AMA. The Journal of Radiology Nursing, 41(4), 248-50.

Rossi, L., Butler, S., Coakley, A. & Flanagan, J. (2022). Nursing knowledge captured in electronic health record. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 1-14.

Butler, S. (2022). Healthcare Decision-Making, Surrogate Decision-Makers, and Informed Consent. The Journal of Radiology Nursing, 41(1), 11-12.

Butler, S. (2021). Confidentiality Refresher. The Journal of Radiology Nursing, 40(4), 321-2.

Butler, S. (2021). Current Updates Regarding Responsible Patient Care Documentation. The Journal of Radiology Nursing, 40(3), 214-5.

Butler, S. (2021). Disruptive Behaviors in Health Care Settings: When the Health Care Staff are Those Undermining Safety. The Journal of Radiology Nursing, 40(2), 122-3.

Butler, S. (2021). Disruptive Behaviors in Health Care Settings. The Journal of Radiology Nursing, 40(1), 12-3.

Butler, S. (2020). Protecting Clinicians from Civil Liability During a Public Health Crisis: Legislative & Professional Organizational Efforts. The Journal of Radiology Nursing, 39(3), 160-1.

Butler, S. (2020). What Nurses Need to Know About Professional Licensure Complaints From the State Board of Nursing. The Journal of Radiology Nursing, 39(2), 77-9.

Butler, S. (2020). What Everybody Needs to Know About Photographs/Images in Health Care Facilities Part 2: How Does Social Media Impact This? The Journal of Radiology Nursing, 39(1), 14-5.

Butler, S. (2020). The Nurse Attorney. Section in book: The Rebel Nurse Handbook. Springer Publishing.

Butler, S. (2020). Adverse Events. Chapter In book: Advanced Practice and Leadership in Radiology Nursing. Springer Publishing.

Butler, S. (2019). What Everybody Needs to Know About Photographs/Images in Health Care Facilities Part 1. The Journal of Radiology Nursing, 38(4), 223-4.

Butler (2019). Do All Nurses Need Malpractice Insurance? The Journal of Radiology Nursing, 38(3), 148-9.

Butler, S. (2019). Why Opposition to the Criminalization of Malpractice Is Important to Patient Safety. The Journal of Radiology Nursing, 38(2), 78-9.