Order Description
A friend calls and asks you to prescribe a medication for her. You have this autonomy, but you don?t have your friend?s medical history. You write the prescription anyway.
write an explanation of the ethical and legal implications of the scenario you selected on all stakeholders involved such as the prescriber, pharmacist, patient. Describe two strategies that an advanced practice nurse would use to guide the decision making in this scenario.
Arcangelo, V. P., & Peterson, A. M. (Eds.). (2013). Pharmacotherapeutics for advanced practice: A practical approach (3rd ed.). Ambler, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
?Chapter 1, ?Issues for the Practitioner in Drug Therapy? (pp. 2?14)
Philipsen, N. C., & Soeken, D. (2011). Preparing to blow the whistle: A survival guide for nurses. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 7(9), 740?746.
