Nurs 6521assignment Wk 1: Ethical And Legal Implications Of Prescribing Drugs

Ethical and Legal Implications of Prescribing DrugsStudent’s NameInstitutional AffiliationEthical and Legal Implications of Prescribing DrugsThe choice to prescribe a pharmacological treatment must consider the possible risks and advantages to each patient. That is why healthcare providers must discuss with family members, patients, and/or patients’ carers these possible advantages and risks. Moreover, prescriptions should never be issued before a detailed clinical assessment is completed, and before having investigated the mental mechanisms underlying symptoms (Rosenthal & Burchum, 2021). If something goes wrong following the prescription of drugs by a health care provider, the individual who is held responsible is the one who signed the prescription. This paper will refer to a case scenario that will help explain the ethical and legal implications of prescription drugs, disclosure, and nondisclosure. DiscussionAfter a 27-year-old patient with a history of substance abuse is found unresponsive by EMS, he is given naloxone and soon becomes responsive. However, upon additional examinations due to complaints of burning pain over his left hip and forearm, the patient is found to have a large amount of necrotic tissue over the greater trochanter and