Present an ethical situation that that is specific to your practice area and deals with an ethical or malpractice issue involving an NP.
o Provide a brief introduction paragraph to the ethical situation
o Did this situation have a legal component or solely a moral/ethical component
o Was there a “law” that influenced your situation?
o What category did the situation fit? IE what makes this an ethical situation?
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- Examples of the category (not limited to these)
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· The scope of practice
· ii. Kickbacks
· iii. Patient privacy and confidentiality
· iv. Billing issue
· v. Good Samaritan laws
· vi. End of life
- Who benefited from this situation?
- Who is being hurt or could be hurt?
- Were there any outside benefits or influential factors?
- Are there any Texas State laws that influence this situation?
- Present a paragraph on what you felt should have been the plan regarding this situation and provide an ethical argument for your decision.
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