Specific Ethical and Legal Issues: Fraud, Theft, Diversion - Video Lesson

Hey, everybody. Welcome to today's lesson about legal responsibility surrounding medication administration. This lesson discusses specific ethical and legal issues, fraud, theft, and diversion. It is critical to understand these topics to protect yourself and your patients. Let's get started. First, let's define fraud, theft, and diversion in the context of medication administration. Fraud involves intentionally deceiving or misrepresenting information to obtain medications unlawfully. This could mean a health care professional forging prescriptions or manipulating patient records to acquire drugs for personal use or sale. Theft is the act of unlawfully taking medications from health care facilities, patients, or other sources without permission. Diversion refers to the redirection of legally prescribed medications for illegal or unauthorized uses. This can have