Discussion Board – Legal and Regulatory Discussion

Question

Actively discuss and provide the rationale for all parts using evidenced-based journal support, and/or textbook citation for these 2 of the questions. Minimum 300-word count. There is no maximum word count. Be precise and concise to get your point across.

Resources:

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. ISBN: ISBN-13: 978-1433832161
Buppert, C. (2018). Nurse Practitioner’s Business Practice and Legal Guide (6th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Jones, C., Kovner, C., Finkler, S., & Mose, J. (2019). Financial management for nurse managers and executives (5th ed.). Elsevier Saunders. 6. A Nurse Practitioner suspects that a colleague has been abusing alcohol. One morning, while in the clinic, the NP smells alcohol on the colleague’s breath.
a. Is the NP obligated to take action?
b. What consequences could the provider or the NP face?
c. Are there legal ramifications for the organization, the NP, or the Provider in question. If so what are they?
d. Define and elaborate on the type of ethical or moral conflict/consideration? 7. Are Nurse Practitioners held to the same Code of Ethics as Physicians?
a. Compare and contrast MD vs NP Ethics.
b. Do NP’s have their own Code of Ethics established? What is of importance that should be included?

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