Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care
Assignment Content
Please answer the following questions. Prepare you answers in a Word document, save it and submit
1. Describe how the roles of a nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, and nurse midwife differ.
2. Describe the various medication errors that can occur in the administration of medications.
3. If a nurse disagrees with a physician’s written orders, discuss what action the nurse should take to protect the patients safety. What case law supports your recommendations?
150 words or more is required for each of the 3 assignment questions.
APA Format
Required Textbook:Pozgar, G. (2021) Legal and Ethical Essentials of Health Care Administration, 3rdEdition, Burlington, MA: Jones & BartlettISBN: 978-1-284221794 or EBook: 978-1284055726
Videos and sites
https://www.ncsbn.org/policy-gov/npa-toolkit/npa.page
