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LEARNING ACTIVITYRead the case study, then discuss the questions that follow it with your classmates. In the scenario, the NP’s failure torecognize the potential for suicide inan adolescent resulted in permanentdisability:An insured NP(nurse practitioner) certified in child and adolescent psychiatrybegan treating a 16-year-old patient foranxiety and depression. The patient hada medical history significant for fibromyalgia and a history of attemptingsuicide. After 6 months of therapy andmedication treatment, the patientoverdosed on oxycodone pills belonging to her stepfather. The patientsuffered brain hypoxia and currentlyresides in a residential health-care facility. The patient’s family is suing the NP for malpractice. Theattorney for the family argues that theNP was negligent in managing the patient’s depression and anxiety and failed to recognize the patient’srisk for suicide.• Given the patient’shigh risk for suicide, what otherprecautions might the APN(advanced practice nurse) have taken?• How strong is thefamily’s claim of malpractice? Whatevidence could they use to support thefour elements of their malpractice claim:• Duty of care •Substandard care • Proximate cause • Injury• How might themedical outcome and legal liability of this case have been different if theAPN had consulted with a psychiatrist orclinical psychologist colleague?• The APN is servedwith a copy of a suit including the summons and complaint filed by the plaintiff. What should the APN do next?What should he or she NOT do?NB: Discussions must be backed up with PEER reviewed journal articlesBook: Joel, Lucille. Advanced Practice Nursing: Essentials forRole Development, 5e (p. 510). Kindle Edition.
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