Instruction
Medical Malpractice Report In this assignment you will examine the legal and ethical implications of medical malpractice. Read the case study here: Pharmacist Filled Phenergan Prescription Despite Physician Calling to Cancel Due to Wrong Dose. Write a 4- to 5-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: o Ethical – identify the ethical principles involved in this situation from the perspective of the patient, pharmacist, and the organization. o 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 4-5 pages in length, not including the cover or reference pages. • Formatted according to anAPA 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.