Ethical and Legal Implications of Prescribing Drugs

Read the Scenario first then Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following Scenario: Please be sure to address eachof the 4 questions and provide a reference for each.

AC is a 72-year-old male who is admitted to your ICU after suffering a massive stroke that has left him unresponsive and unable to communicate.He is currently on a ventilator.His wife of 48 years is available along with their one adult daughter.The wife informs you that they don’t have any advanced directives, but she is “pretty sure her husband would not want to live like this.”However, their daughter is adamant her dad would want to be kept alive in case there is any chance to come out of this.

1. Explain the ethical and legal implications of the scenario you selected on all stakeholders involved, such as the prescriber, pharmacist, patient, and patient’s family.
2. Describe strategies to address disclosure and nondisclosure as identified in the scenario you selected. Be sure to reference laws specific to the State of Alabama.
3. Explain two strategies that you, as an advanced practice nurse, would use to guide your decision making in this scenario, including whether you would disclose your error. Be sure to justify your explanation.
4. Explain the process of writing prescriptions, including strategies to minimize medication errors.

Please use Lehne’s Pharmacotherapeutics for Advance Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants as one reference.

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