Assignment

Critical Thinking: Case Study - Medical Malpractice Report

In this assignment you will examine the legal and ethical implications of medical malpractice.

Read the Case Study: Alleged dispensing of wrong drug resulting in the premature delivery of a 23 week old fetus with subsequent brain damage Presented by HPSO and CNA.

Write a four- to five-page report to the chief executive officer for the healthcare facility to assist him in gaining a better understanding of what occurred and the legal implications for the organization.

Your report should address the following substantive requirements:

• Describe what occurred, who was affected, and why

• Assess the case from the following perspectives:

• Ethical - identify the ethical principles involved in this situation from the perspective of the patient, pharmacist, and the organization.

• Legal - what are the legal implications and what laws were involved?

• Provide recommendations for how to manage this case from the perspective of the healthcare organization. What could have been done to prevent this situation?

• Recommend implementation of procedures to prevent this from occurring in the future.

Your well-written report should meet the following structural requirements:

• Be four to five pages in length, not including the cover or reference pages.

• Formatted according to APA writing guidelines.

• Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum of four scholarly articles. Two of these sources may be from the class readings, textbook, or lectures, but two must be external.

• Utilize headings to organize the content in your work.