As a nurse practitioner, you prescribe medications for your
patients. You make an error when prescribing medication to a 5-year-old
patient. Rather than dosing him appropriately, you prescribe a dose suitable
for an adult.
• Explain the ethical and legal implications of the scenario
on all stakeholders involved, such as the prescriber, pharmacist, patient, and
patient’s family.
• Describe strategies to address disclosure and
nondisclosure as identified in the scenario you selected. Be sure to reference
laws specific to your state.
• 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.
• Explain the process of writing prescriptions, including
strategies to minimize medication errors.