Nursing Law

Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing Law Order Description Crimin" rel="nofollow">inal Prosecution for Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing Practice Read the followin" rel="nofollow">ing case study and submit a 1- to 2-page essay in" rel="nofollow">in a Microsoft Word document usin" rel="nofollow">ing APA 6th edition in" rel="nofollow">in response to the questions. Case Study: Until recently, the risk of crimin" rel="nofollow">inal prosecution for nursin" rel="nofollow">ing practice was nonexistent unless nursin" rel="nofollow">ing action rose to the level of crimin" rel="nofollow">inal in" rel="nofollow">intent, such as the case of euthanasia leadin" rel="nofollow">ing to murder charges. However, in" rel="nofollow">in April 1997, three nurses at the Centura St. Anthony Hospital, outside of Denver, were in" rel="nofollow">indicted by a Colorado grand jury for crimin" rel="nofollow">inally negligent homicide in" rel="nofollow">in the death of a newborn. Public records show that one nurse was assigned to care for the baby. A second nurse offered to assist her colleague in" rel="nofollow">in carin" rel="nofollow">ing for the baby. A third nurse was a nurse practitioner in" rel="nofollow">in the hospital nursery. Because the baby was at risk for congenital syphilis, the physician ordered that the nurses give 150,000 units of in" rel="nofollow">intramuscular penicillin" rel="nofollow">in, which would have required five separate in" rel="nofollow">injections. In relation to other problems the same day, the baby was subjected to a lumbar puncture, which required six pain" rel="nofollow">inful attempts. To avoid in" rel="nofollow">inflictin" rel="nofollow">ing further pain" rel="nofollow">in, nurse two asked the nurse practitioner whether there was another route available for the admin" rel="nofollow">inistration of the penicillin" rel="nofollow">in. Nurse two and the nurse practitioner searched recognized pharmacology references and determin" rel="nofollow">ined that in" rel="nofollow">intravenous admin" rel="nofollow">inistration would be acceptable. The nurse practitioner had the authority to change the route and directed nurse two to admin" rel="nofollow">inister the medication in" rel="nofollow">intravenously rather than in" rel="nofollow">intramuscularly. Unrecognized by the nurses, the pharmacy erroneously delivered the medication, prepared and ready to admin" rel="nofollow">inister, in" rel="nofollow">in a dose ten times greater than was ordered—1.5 million units. As nurse two was admin" rel="nofollow">inisterin" rel="nofollow">ing the medication in" rel="nofollow">intravenously, the baby died. The Colorado Board of Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">initiated disciplin" rel="nofollow">inary proceedin" rel="nofollow">ings again" rel="nofollow">inst nurse two and the nurse practitioner, but not again" rel="nofollow">inst nurse one. The grand jury in" rel="nofollow">indicted all three nurses on charges of crimin" rel="nofollow">inally negligent homicide but did not in" rel="nofollow">indict the pharmacist (Calfee & Plum, 1997). Respond to the followin" rel="nofollow">ing: • Identify what emotions are evoked as you consider the Colorado Board of Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing case stated above? • Should the courts take in" rel="nofollow">into consideration the fact that the nurses' error occurred because they wanted to avoid causin" rel="nofollow">ing the baby unnecessary pain" rel="nofollow">in? Discuss your thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing. • Can you thin" rel="nofollow">ink of other occupations in" rel="nofollow">in which the consequences of unin" rel="nofollow">intentional errors have greater legal implications? Discuss your answer. • How should the nursin" rel="nofollow">ing profession respond to this frightenin" rel="nofollow">ing new legal threat? • Which sections of the State Nurse Practice Act did the nurses violate? Reference: Calfee, B. E, & Plum, S. D. (1997). Nurses in" rel="nofollow">indicted: Three Denver nurses face prison in" rel="nofollow">in a case that bodes ill for the profession. Retrieved from https://busin" rel="nofollow">iness. highbeam.com/4397/article-1G1-19588498/nurses-in" rel="nofollow">indicted-three-denver- nurses-face-prison-case Support your responses with examples. Cite any sources in" rel="nofollow">in APA format. Submission Details Name your document SU_NSG4070_W3_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc. Submit your document to the W3 Assignment 2 Dropbox by Tuesday, August 23, 2016. Assignment 2 Gradin" rel="nofollow">ing Criteria Maximum Poin" rel="nofollow">ints Explain" rel="nofollow">ined your emotions for the Colorado Board of Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing case. 18 Discussed whether the courts should take in" rel="nofollow">into consideration the fact that the nurses' error occurred because they wanted to avoid causin" rel="nofollow">ing the baby unnecessary pain" rel="nofollow">in. 18 Identified and provided examples of other occupations in" rel="nofollow">in which the consequences of unin" rel="nofollow">intentional errors have greater legal implications. 18 Explain" rel="nofollow">ined how the nursin" rel="nofollow">ing profession should respond to this frightenin" rel="nofollow">ing new legal threat. 18 Identified and described the sections of the State Nurse Practice Act the nurses violate. 18 Presented well-focused and coherent arguments. 10 Supported answers with relevant examples and journal articles. 10 Articulated clearly all judgments and lin" rel="nofollow">ines of reasonin" rel="nofollow">ing. 10 Demonstrated in" rel="nofollow">insight and analysis. 10 Written components. 20 Total: 150 Crimin" rel="nofollow">inal Prosecution for Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing Practice Read the followin" rel="nofollow">ing case study and submit a 1- to 2-page essay in" rel="nofollow">in a Microsoft Word document usin" rel="nofollow">ing APA 6th edition in" rel="nofollow">in response to the questions. Case Study: Until recently, the risk of crimin" rel="nofollow">inal prosecution for nursin" rel="nofollow">ing practice was nonexistent unless nursin" rel="nofollow">ing action rose to the level of crimin" rel="nofollow">inal in" rel="nofollow">intent, such as the case of euthanasia leadin" rel="nofollow">ing to murder charges. However, in" rel="nofollow">in April 1997, three nurses at the Centura St. Anthony Hospital, outside of Denver, were in" rel="nofollow">indicted by a Colorado grand jury for crimin" rel="nofollow">inally negligent homicide in" rel="nofollow">in the death of a newborn. Public records show that one nurse was assigned to care for the baby. A second nurse offered to assist her colleague in" rel="nofollow">in carin" rel="nofollow">ing for the baby. A third nurse was a nurse practitioner in" rel="nofollow">in the hospital nursery. Because the baby was at risk for congenital syphilis, the physician ordered that the nurses give 150,000 units of in" rel="nofollow">intramuscular penicillin" rel="nofollow">in, which would have required five separate in" rel="nofollow">injections. In relation to other problems the same day, the baby was subjected to a lumbar puncture, which required six pain" rel="nofollow">inful attempts. To avoid in" rel="nofollow">inflictin" rel="nofollow">ing further pain" rel="nofollow">in, nurse two asked the nurse practitioner whether there was another route available for the admin" rel="nofollow">inistration of the penicillin" rel="nofollow">in. Nurse two and the nurse practitioner searched recognized pharmacology references and determin" rel="nofollow">ined that in" rel="nofollow">intravenous admin" rel="nofollow">inistration would be acceptable. The nurse practitioner had the authority to change the route and directed nurse two to admin" rel="nofollow">inister the medication in" rel="nofollow">intravenously rather than in" rel="nofollow">intramuscularly. Unrecognized by the nurses, the pharmacy erroneously delivered the medication, prepared and ready to admin" rel="nofollow">inister, in" rel="nofollow">in a dose ten times greater than was ordered—1.5 million units. As nurse two was admin" rel="nofollow">inisterin" rel="nofollow">ing the medication in" rel="nofollow">intravenously, the baby died. The Colorado Board of Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">initiated disciplin" rel="nofollow">inary proceedin" rel="nofollow">ings again" rel="nofollow">inst nurse two and the nurse practitioner, but not again" rel="nofollow">inst nurse one. The grand jury in" rel="nofollow">indicted all three nurses on charges of crimin" rel="nofollow">inally negligent homicide but did not in" rel="nofollow">indict the pharmacist (Calfee & Plum, 1997). Respond to the followin" rel="nofollow">ing: • Identify what emotions are evoked as you consider the Colorado Board of Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing case stated above? • Should the courts take in" rel="nofollow">into consideration the fact that the nurses' error occurred because they wanted to avoid causin" rel="nofollow">ing the baby unnecessary pain" rel="nofollow">in? Discuss your thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing. • Can you thin" rel="nofollow">ink of other occupations in" rel="nofollow">in which the consequences of unin" rel="nofollow">intentional errors have greater legal implications? Discuss your answer. • How should the nursin" rel="nofollow">ing profession respond to this frightenin" rel="nofollow">ing new legal threat? • Which sections of the State Nurse Practice Act did the nurses violate? Reference: Calfee, B. E, & Plum, S. D. (1997). Nurses in" rel="nofollow">indicted: Three Denver nurses face prison in" rel="nofollow">in a case that bodes ill for the profession. Retrieved from https://busin" rel="nofollow">iness. highbeam.com/4397/article-1G1-19588498/nurses-in" rel="nofollow">indicted-three-denver- nurses-face-prison-case Support your responses with examples. Cite any sources in" rel="nofollow">in APA format. Submission Details Name your document SU_NSG4070_W3_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc. Submit your document to the W3 Assignment 2 Dropbox by Tuesday, August 23, 2016. Assignment 2 Gradin" rel="nofollow">ing Criteria Maximum Poin" rel="nofollow">ints Explain" rel="nofollow">ined your emotions for the Colorado Board of Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing case. 18 Discussed whether the courts should take in" rel="nofollow">into consideration the fact that the nurses' error occurred because they wanted to avoid causin" rel="nofollow">ing the baby unnecessary pain" rel="nofollow">in. 18 Identified and provided examples of other occupations in" rel="nofollow">in which the consequences of unin" rel="nofollow">intentional errors have greater legal implications. 18 Explain" rel="nofollow">ined how the nursin" rel="nofollow">ing profession should respond to this frightenin" rel="nofollow">ing new legal threat. 18 Identified and described the sections of the State Nurse Practice Act the nurses violate. 18 Presented well-focused and coherent arguments. 10 Supported answers with relevant examples and journal articles. 10 Articulated clearly all judgments and lin" rel="nofollow">ines of reasonin" rel="nofollow">ing. 10 Demonstrated in" rel="nofollow">insight and analysis. 10 Written components. 20