Assignment Overview
In this assignment, you will use a clinical case scenario to appraise risks and elements of malpractice in practice.
Esteban is a busy professional in his late thirties. Three years ago, at his last visit, the doctor recommended he quit smoking and lose weight. According to his doctor, his blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol were a little high and improving his diet would help improve his overall health. He has cut back on his smoking and has also gained a little weight, despite his efforts to lose. He was too busy to return to the clinic for 6 months follow-up labs or return for last year’s health maintenance. He returns to the office today, three years later, for another health maintenance visit.
Fasting Labs: 2021
A1c = 6.3%; Urinalysis – Glucose 280mg/dl; Cholesterol Total – 288mg/dl; Triglyceride – 420mg/dl; CMP Glucose – 235mg/dl
Fasting Labs: 2019
A1c = 6.3%; Urinalysis – Glucose 280mg/d; Cholesterol Total – 201mg/dl; Triglyceride – 230mg/dl; CMP Glucose – 134mg/dl
Guidelines
Prepare your response to the case about Esteban and post to the Discussion Forum to share with peers. Address the following in your response:
Identify practice-related (1) element/s of malpractice and (2) legal risks that have occurred in the case presented.
Describe possible legal and ethical implications associated with this case and propose sound decisions based on evidence-based standards to navigate and mitigate case appropriately as a provider.
Share a potentially risky practice or event with legal or ethical implications that you have encountered in your nursing practice experience. Reported practice or event must have relevance to primary care and advanced practice experience.
Explain how the competency of ethical practice aligns with your proposed EBP project and how information gained from this case analysis will help you improve your personal ethical practice standards as an APN.
Read:
Ethics & decision-making: https://www.npjournal.org/article/S1555-4155(16)30615-8/pdf
Ethics & work factors: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4825801/pdf/nihms771802.pdf
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