Legal and Contractual Considerations
Description
An insured NP certified in child adolescent began treating a 16-year-old patient for anxiety and depression. The patient had a medical history significance for fibromyalgia and history of attempting suicide. After six months of therapy and medication treatment the patient overdosed on oxycodone pills belonging to her stepfather. The patient suffered brain hypoxia and currently resides in a residential health-care facility. The patient family is suing the NP for malpractice. The Attorney for the family argues that then NP was negligent in managing the patient depression and anxiety and failed to recognize the patient’s risk for suicide.
- Given the patient high risk for suicide, what are the precautions might the APN have taken?
- How strong is the family Claim of malpractice?
– What evidence could they use to support the four elements of their malpractice claim:
– Duty of care
-Substandard care
– Proximate cause
-Injury
– How might the medical outcomes and legal liability of this case have been different if the APN had consulted with psychiatrist or clinical psychologist colleague?
– The NP is served with a copy of suit including the summons and complaint filed by the plaintiff. What should the ANP and do next? What should he or she not do?
-Identify which of the MSN essential(s) this assignment meets?
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