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6565 Week 2 Discussion: Ethical Challenges in Healthcare for Practicing NPs There are several ethical issues related to treating or providing medical care to a family member, a relative, or oneself. In most case scenarios, caregivers are forced to provide care to their family. However, the American Medical Association's code of medical ethics provides that physicians should not treat themselves or members of their immediate families (Anyanwu et al., 2014). In this paper, the ethical dilemmas related to a nurse practitioner providing care to her daughter will be analyzed. Case Study Mrs. ABC needed medications for her sore throat. She tried to contact her physician for an appointment but could not get an appointment for that week. She had a business trip scheduled for the same day; therefore, she could not wait for the appointment. She decided to seek help from her mother, who is a nurse practitioner. Mrs. ABC begged her mother to prescribe an antibiotic because her 5-year-old had been recently treated for strep infection. Her mother prescribed an antibiotic, despite a rapid strep test being negative. 48 hours later, the DNA probe test confirmed that the patient was negative for strep.
