Scenario 1:As a nurse practitioner, you prescribe medications for your patients. You make an error when prescribing medication to a 5-year-old patient. Rather than dosing him appropriately, you prescribe a dose suitable for an adult.

• Explain the ethical and legal      implications of the scenario you selected on all stakeholders involved,      such as the prescriber, pharmacist, patient, and patient’s family.
• Describe strategies to address      disclosure and nondisclosure as identified in the scenario you selected.      Be sure to reference laws specific to your state.
• Explain two strategies that      you, as an advanced practice nurse, would use to guide your decision      making in this scenario, including whether you would disclose your error.      Be sure to justify your explanation. 
• Explain the process of writing      prescriptions, including strategies to minimize medication errors.