Assignment: Professional Development Exercises: Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 11 (Guido, p. 222) Did the facility have sufficient evidence to suspend the nurse? How should the...

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Professional Development Exercises 6

Legal & Ethical Issues in Nursing
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CASE STUDY 1
The evidence shown by the facility is insufficient to suspend the nurse. As the other nurses from the same unit testified that they used to complete paper record documentation long after administrating the medication. So there were high chances of their forgetting the dosage and medicines exactly. Nurses sometimes used to deviate from the Physician’s order on IM injections and often gave medicine through IV route. So, discrepancies in electronic and handwritten data could be due to forgetting by the nurse. In addition, the Nurse had a history of the dedicated profession for 25 years with respect and competency and she never was indulged in any ethical misconduct in her tenure. The hospital has no authentic sources to prove that the nurse was diverting Narcotics for her own use.
Testimony provided by other nurses presents an overview of work culture in the hospital. It illustrates the on-ground actual practices performed by the nurses while working in the clinic. On the basis of Nurses statements, the outcome should be in favor of the Nurse.
The institution must respond to the proper licensure of healthcare professionals and data about active brands of medicines, their expiry dates, and stock details. Health practices being practiced by other health professionals and the standard policy of the hospital should also be investigated. Any other instances of malfunctioning within last one year and implementation of the computerized medical cabinet can be in question.
This case would have been ruled out in favor of Nurse, as the work culture within the facility reflects similar working pattern among other nurses as well. Moreover, there are no reasonable quantities of Narcotics proved to be collected by the Nurse in any of the records. There is no evidence that she has been using them for personal benefit. The State Board Law also safeguards the Nurse practitioners from any such grievances.
CASE STUDY 2
The ANP is Advance Nursing Practitioner who is well educated and trained professional capable of providing care equivalent to Physician. In some states, she is accompanied by the Physicians but many ethical laws provide her integrity and authority to work in absence of a physician. She has complete right and Capability to handle such health...