Assignment task:
Review/summarize a scholarly source/article that addresses ethics in medication administration (Lisinopril), consider how this supports, adds to, or differs from your required academic activity post, and address a follow-up reflection question.
Compare the legal and ethical principles related to medication administration.
In your Required Academic Activity, you noted how evidence-based practice related to your daily practice of medication administration, medication education, or assessment of medication effectiveness. Your textbook does not overtly discuss ethical principles about medication administration. Rather, ethical principles are considered in sections of the fundamentals of drug therapy, individualization of therapy, minimizing adverse effects, promoting adherence, and in the summary of major nursing implications.
For your Final - Paper assignment, revisit your Required Academic Activity post (Lisinopril Pamphlet), review/summarize a scholarly source/article that addresses ethics in medication administration, and consider how this supports, adds to, or differs from your required academic activity post, and address a follow-up reflection question.
Final paper submission requirements:
APA 7th ed. formatted paper
Title page
Running head from p2 onward
Use headings
Introduction: the purpose of your paper
Principles: referencing at least two scholarly sources/articles and your textbook, discuss a legal principle related to medication administration AND discuss an ethical principle related to medication administration.
Summary: summarize your findings
Reflection: Based on your scholarly sources, explain how the legal and ethical principles relate to your evidence-based practice for medication administration, medication education, and assessment of medication effectiveness.
- Have you experienced ethical challenges in medication administration or in the review of a medication ordered? Does your application of evidence-based practice guidelines in pharmacology and drug therapy take on a new meaning when considering ethical principles? Explain your answer.
Conclusion:
APA 7th ed. in-text citations and APA 7th ed. formatted reference page, to include your textbook, and at least two scholarly sources/articles.