Review the Case Please answer the questions listed, because they relate to the c

Review the Case
Please answer the questions listed, because
they relate to the case and the learning material related to malpractice and
standard of care.
Remember
to use APA format, including a cover sheet and a reference list.
The paper
should be at least 3 pages
Please answer the listed questions.no need for introduction
Review the risks that NPs face associated with practice
identified in Buppert (2021) p. 299 and identify which of these apply to
the case. What strategies might have reduced the risk of the outcome
presented in this case? Refer to Buppert (2021) Chapter 8: Risk
Management.
What do you think the verdict was and why?
CASE
About the
Patient
Name: Lucia
Age: 15
Gender:
Female
Guardian/parent:
Mother
Other
details: Hispanic
Visits
1January 2012
Lucia was seen in an emergency room two days earlier for nausea,
abdominal pain and vomiting. She was then seen at the outpatient mental health
clinic by the psychiatric nurse practitioner, who worked under the supervision
of the off site psychiatrist. The clinic received federal funding.
The
psychiatric nurse practitioner was informed of the recent emergency room visit
during the review of the intake paperwork completed by Lucia’s mother. The
psychiatric nurse practitioner prescribed Zofran 4 mg by mouth every 4 hours
prn for nausea and Prozac 40 mg by mouth every morning on a prescription pad
which had been pre-signed by the supervising psychiatrist. The psychiatric
nurse practitioner’s notes indicated that the Prozac was prescribed for
depression, but an in depth screening and safety risk assessment was not
documented.
2February 2012
The patient was instructed to return in one month. Three
weeks later Lucia hung herself in her bedroom closet with a belt. She was found
by her mother and brother and was transported to a nearby hospital. The patient
suffered a catastrophic brain injury and died three years later. She required
around-the-clock care during those three years.
Family’s Complaint
The family claimed that Prozac should not have
been prescribed due to a lack of signs of clinical depression and claimed that
the FDA had issued a warning regarding the use of Prozac in adolescents,
specifically that Prozac use in adolescents increased the risk of suicidal
thinking and behavior.
NP’s Claim
The psychiatric nurse practitioner claimed that
the clinical evaluation for depression supported the diagnosis. The psychiatric
nurse practitioner also claimed that the suicide attempt followed a breakup
with her boyfriend and a fight with her father and that the medication played
no part in the incident.