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Question

Patient is 73 year old right hand dominant male who sustained and fall and presented to me approximately 6 weeks ago with persistent left wrist pain patient had scaphoid nonunion. The patient was treated in the cast, and he still had a significant amount of pain. The patient wanted a free range of motion. I explained to him the risks and benefits of scaphoid excision and four corner fusion versus a proximal row corpectomy and the patient elected for proximal row corpectomy.

"Borrowing" another patient's medication until it can be replaced by a stat order has several ethical and moral implications. Firstly, it violates the principle of autonomy, as the patient whose medication is being borrowed may not have given their consent. Secondly, it breaches the principle of beneficence, as it may harm the patient who is deprived of their medication. Thirdly, it infringes on the principle of justice, as it is not fair to take medication from one patient to give to another. Lastly, it undermines trust in the healthcare system, as patients expect their medication to be managed responsibly. It also raises legal issues, as it is against the law to administer medication prescribed to one patient to another patient.