Ethics Case Study

The major legal issues that may affect Jerry’s decision would be the fact that his employer may get sued for him calling in the prescription, especially if something went wrong with the prescription, or if the patient was not suppose to receive another refill. The ethical issues that could arise may be if Jerry knows the patient personally and knows the doctor does call in a refill any other time, or knowing the patient needs his medication so soon, and Jerry knows the doctor wont be back for another hour. These could all affect his decision.

As a pharmacist I would ask them to determine if their doctor has an emergency after hour’s line that I can call for a prescription. I could also require the patient to bring their prescription bottle as verification for a few day supply emergency refill. Later, I would fax the doctor’s office for a new prescription. When I receive the prescription I would subtract the emergency supply from the quantity to fill.

Jerry has been trained as a medical assistant and well as LPN or licensed practical nurse. Having an occupation as being a medical assistant is regulated loosely in the U.S. In addition, many states lack medical assistant certification and training requirements. It may be surprising that licensing for medical assistants does not exist. Despite inconsistent regulation, every state mandates by law that whenever a medical assistant provides any type of direct patient care, the supervising physician or licensed health care professional must be physically present in the office or building (medicalassistant.net website, 2012). Another law that is consistent in every state is one that prohibits medical assistants from independently prescribing or refilling medications (medicalassistant.net website, 2012). Licensed Practical Nurses have a broader scope of practice than medical assistants do, but prescribing or refilling medications is not included. In this case study, only Dr. Williams is able to refill the medication. If Jerry decides to call in a refill he will be practicing outside of his professional scope and breaking state law.

I also work closely with local pharmacies and doctors around the changing of a person’s medication. It’s important that we work closely together to ensure that the service user is having the correct medication at all times.

What ethical conditions might be involved with either Sierra Golden or Bottle Time Inc. that would make it impossible to continue to collaborate or to accept the funding? Please indicate which principle of the Prevention Code of Ethics may

Nurses are faced with ethical issues and dilemmas on a regular basis. Nurses must understand his or her values and morals to be able to deal adequately with the ethical issues he or she is faced with. Some ethical issues nurses are exposed to may be more difficult than others and the ethical decision making process is learned over time.

In Texas medical doctors are allowed to authorize refills on controlled medications under certain limitations of the law. In compliance with the Texas State

The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), has a strong impact on ethical decision making because they focus on the “entire being” of the healthcare professional. For example, in ACHE’s preamble of The Code of Ethics it states, “In fulfilling their commitments and obligations to patients or others served, healthcare executives function as moral advocates and models.” Imagine, when a healthcare administrator recites these few words, he cannot help but acknowledge the depth of his commitment and the high level of morality that is expected from him. Because of the vast number of complex ethical dilemmas that arise, ACHE further promotes the value and importance of strong ethical decision making in ACHE’s Ethics Toolkit. “When the ethical guidelines are not enough, when there is uncertainty about the proper ethical approach, and when there is a need to develop additional

If you have ever realized that you were out of refills on an important medication and your doctor was on vacation, then you may have unnecessarily put your health in jeopardy by not obtaining the refill you needed. Or, you may have made an appointment with a different doctor just to get the refill that you needed. Next time you are out of refills and your doctor is away, your pharmacist

Ms. Okoro worked closely with the mental health clinical pharmacist on the medication refill project of the crises clinic; that reviewed the numbers of patients presenting to the mental health crises clinic for medication refills; it was determined that several of the patients did not know they had refills or the process of obtaining refills. Ms. Okoro worked with the pharmacists, the nursing staff and provided educational material for the patients, clinicians and the clerical staff and this decrease medication refill related visit.

My initial reaction to this situation is to not advise them to write a prescription for their patient to give to the woman nor would I advise them to visit the woman either. If possible, I would say to that instead the patient could try to convince the woman to visit them or another doctor to examine if she actually needs the drugs for her condition. In this circumstance I consider both the physical, resident, and the woman as the primary decision makers with the patient as the stakeholder. My primary ethical question is whether it is morally permissible to write a prescription for someone who is not your patient and is it right to pay them a visit at their home.

consultation for her new medication. She is already on a blood thinner.” I know these

On the question of what types of clinical services can be implemented into the community pharmacy workflow, he talked about allocation of more time for MTM and giving the pharmacist and pharmacies the ability to interact with insurance agencies to come to an agreement on synchronizing patient medications so they can pick them all up at the same time of the month. He added that when this is done, it will save the patient time and money, and increase adherence. In addition to the above he emphasized on expanded health screenings at the community pharmacies was something the he personally looks forward to because not only does it help customers take charge of their health, it also increases the public knowledge about the knowledge level of pharmacist. With all these in mind his major worry which is a barrier to these clinical services is time, patient availability and willingness to avail themselves to a pharmacist, which can be tied into the patient misconception about the role of a pharmacist. He encouraged me to step up whenever a health professional is needed and I believe with my knowledge background I can make a difference, because that is how the public can start to view pharmacy from a different

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Thus when patient arrives and ask for medication, technician will retrieve by patients last name. Technician confirms patient’s address before handing medication to patient. By confirming address, technician makes sure that they are giving right medication to right patient and reduces the error of handing medication to wrong patient having same names. While handing medication pharmacist counsel patient on their medication and answer all their concerns and questions. Patient has direct access to the pharmacist, as pharmacist is not hidden behind the counter while counseling. Patients are more satisfied with the service provided as they can directly and free talk to