1. Anne and Laura work as NP partners in an NP practice. Anne learns that Laura frequently
changes patient’s narcotic prescriptions to a different dosage, and then requests that the patient
give her the remaining narcotic medications. Some patients have called Anne aside to tell her of
this. How can Laura’s actions best be characterized?
a. Laura is committing theft.
b. Laura’s behavior is not illegal but is unethical.
c. Requesting the patient’s medication is within Laura’s scope of practice.
d. This appears to be diversion of medications by Laura.correct
Rationale:Drug diversion violates the core value that the needs of the patient come first. It is es-
sential that all health care institutions have a robust system in place to identify and investigate
suspected diversion as rapidly and efficiently as possible and that they implement policies and
procedures that enable a standardized and effective response to confirmed diversion.
Reference:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3538481/
2. A nurse practitioner (NP) knows that she is HIV positive. She is employed in a private clinic
and performs wellness exams on ambulatory adults. The NP: