Nurs 6565 Week 4 Discussion Synthesis

This study source was downloaded by 100000857300661 from CourseHero.com on 12-13-2022 12:36:32 GMT -06:00https://www.coursehero.com/file/38478053/DBwk-4-Synthesisdocx/ The case study that I have selected for this week discussion is about Ms. Gwen who is 52-year-old Caucasian LPN. She is a new patient. Her vital signs are as follows: BMI 32, BP 142/88, P 89, RR 22, OX 96% on room air. Patient takes Lisinopril 10mg whenever she remembers, metformin 1000mg twice a day, and refuses to do lab work. Her physical exam is unremarkable and foot exam is normal. She refused to all vaccinations such as prevnar and influenza. She mentioned her last mammogram and Papsmear were years ago. Legal Implication and Key Components of MalpracticeNegligence is the legal implication for this case study. Nurse practitioners (NP) carrying out their daily routines have one constant on their everyday to do list is do no harm. In this case scenario, patient has been missing her routine screenings, mishandling the medicines, and been refusing the needed lab work. I will be at risk of being sued for malpractice when there is no clinical error, failing to disclose the information that patients need to get follow-up, or poor quality ratings (Buppert, 2018). Buppert (2018) explained that