Ethical and Legal implications of Prescribing Drugs

Ethical and Legal implications of Prescribing Drugs

Ethical and Legal implications of Prescribing Drugs
Use this scenario. A friend calls and ask you to prescribe a medication for her. You have this autonomy, but don’t have your friend’s medical history. You write the prescription anyway? Consider the ethical and legal implications of the scenario for all stakeholders involved such as the prescriber, pharmacist, patient and the patients family. Think of 2 strategies that as an advanced practice nurse would use to guide your ethically and legally responsible decision making in this scenario. Use American Nurses Association 2001. Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements. Sabatino,  J.A. Prunchnicki et al 2017. Improving prescribing practices.

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