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Ethical and Legal Implications of Prescribing Drugs<\/p>\n
What type of drug should you prescribe based on your patient\u2019s diagnosis? How much of the drug should the patient receive? How often should the drug be administered? When should the drug not be prescribed? Are there individual patient factors that could create complications when taking the drug? Should\u00a0you<\/em>\u00a0be prescribing drugs to\u00a0this<\/em>patient?<\/p>\n These are some of the questions you might consider when selecting a treatment plan for a patient. As an advanced practice nurse prescribing drugs, you are held accountable for people\u2019s lives on a daily basis. Patients and their families will often place trust in you because of your position. With this trust comes power and responsibility, as well as an ethical and legal obligation to \u201cdo no harm.\u201d It is important that you are aware of current professional, legal, and ethical standards for advanced practice nurses with prescriptive authority. In this paper, you explore ethical and legal implications of the following scenario and consider how to appropriately respond.<\/p>\n Scenario:<\/p>\n You see another nurse practitioner writing a prescription for her husband who is not a patient of the nurse practitioner. The prescription is for a narcotic. You can\u2019t decide whether or not to report the incident.<\/p>\n To prepare:<\/p>\n \u00b7 Review \u00a0the following:<\/p>\n \u00b7<\/p>\n Arcangelo, V. P., Peterson, A. M., Wilbur, V., & Reinhold, J. A. (Eds.). (2017).\u00a0<\/strong>Pharmacotherapeutics for advanced practice: A practical approach<\/strong><\/em>(4th ed.). Ambler, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.<\/strong><\/p>\n As well as<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0This chapter introduces issues relating to drug therapy such as adverse \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0drug events and medication adherence. It also explores drug safety, the \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0practitioner\u2019s role and responsibilities in prescribing, and prescription \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0writing.<\/strong><\/li>\n
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0This chapter analyzes the costs of drug therapy to health care systems and \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0society and explores practice guideline compliance and current issues in \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0medical care.<\/strong><\/li>\n
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0This chapter examines issues in individual patient cases. It explores \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0concepts relating to evaluation, drug selection, patient education, and \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0alternative treatment options<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n