You are assigned to care for a patient receiving atropine. Prepare a medication card that describes the therapeutic actions, indications, pharmacokinetics, contraindications, the most common adverse reactions, and the important drug–drug interactions of atropine.
Read the article assigned for this week’s reading and answer the following questions.
Submit your answers in an APA format summary.
a. What is the definition of a medication error?
b. What are “high-alert” medications?
c. What abbreviations are dangerous? Are these evidence based?
d. What drug names are frequently confused?
e. How should tall man lettering be applied to differentiate look-alike/soundalike drug names?
Describe the contraindications that must be addressed prior to the administration of alteplase.
Consider the legal and ethical implications of prescribing prescription drugs, disclosure, and nondisclosure.
· A friend calls and asks you to prescribe a medication for her. You have this autonomy, but you don’t have your friend’s medical history. You write the prescription anyway.
· Search specific laws and standards for prescribing prescription drugs and for addressing medication errors for GEORGIA.
· Consider the ethical and legal implications of the scenario for all stakeholders involved, such as the prescriber, pharmacist, patient, and patient’s family.
· Think about two strategies that you, as an advanced practice nurse, would use to guide your ethically and legally responsible decision-making in this scenario, including whether you would disclose any medication errors.
Write a 3-page paper that addresses the following:
· Explain the ethical and legal implications of the scenario ( A friend calls and asks you to prescribe a medication for her. You have this autonomy, but you don’t have your friend’s medical history. You write the prescription anyway. ) 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.
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Write a short paper discussing the use of antibiotics for children, adults, and older adults. Discuss the clinical significance of variations across the lifespan.
MODULE 2: Week 2 Assignment Open Dismiss
MODULE 2: Cardiovascular / Respiratory Systems, Week 2 Assignment
CASE STUDY 2: Patient HM has a history of atrial fibrillation and a transient ischemic attack (TIA). The patient has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and ischemic heart disease.
Drugs currently prescribed include the following:
• Warfarin 5 mg po daily MWF and 2.5 mg daily T, TH, Sat, Sun
• Aspirin 81 mg po daily
• Metformin 1000 mg po bid
• Glyburide 10 mg po bid
• Atenolol 100 mg po daily
• Motrin 200 mg 1–3 tablets every 6 hours as needed for pain
Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:
MODULE 2: Week 2 Assignment Open Dismiss
MODULE 2: Cardiovascular / Respiratory Systems, Week 2 Assignment
CASE STUDY 2: Patient HM has a history of atrial fibrillation and a transient ischemic attack (TIA). The patient has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and ischemic heart disease.
Drugs currently prescribed include the following:
• Warfarin 5 mg po daily MWF and 2.5 mg daily T, TH, Sat, Sun
• Aspirin 81 mg po daily
• Metformin 1000 mg po bid
• Glyburide 10 mg po bid
• Atenolol 100 mg po daily
• Motrin 200 mg 1–3 tablets every 6 hours as needed for pain
Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:
MODULE 2: Week 2 Assignment Open Dismiss
MODULE 2: Cardiovascular / Respiratory Systems, Week 2 Assignment
CASE STUDY 2: Patient HM has a history of atrial fibrillation and a transient ischemic attack (TIA). The patient has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and ischemic heart disease.
Drugs currently prescribed include the following:
• Warfarin 5 mg po daily MWF and 2.5 mg daily T, TH, Sat, Sun
• Aspirin 81 mg po daily
• Metformin 1000 mg po bid
• Glyburide 10 mg po bid
• Atenolol 100 mg po daily
• Motrin 200 mg 1–3 tablets every 6 hours as needed for pain
Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:
…heart disease remains the No. 1 killer in America; nearly half of all Americans have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or smoke—some of the leading risk factors for heart disease…
—Murphy et al., 2018
Despite the high mortality rates associated with cardiovascular disorders, improved treatment options do exist that can help address those risk factors that afflict the majority of the population today.
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As an advanced practice nurse, it is your responsibility to recommend appropriate treatment options for patients with cardiovascular disorders. To ensure the safety and effectiveness of drug therapy, advanced practice nurses must consider aspects that might influence pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes such as medical history, other drugs currently prescribed, and individual patient factors.
Reference: Murphy, S. L., Xu, J., Kochanek, K. D., & Arias, E. (2018). Mortality in the United States, 2017. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db328.htm
Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:
Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:
Case study assigned:
Patient AO has a history of obesity and has recently gained 9 pounds. The patient has been diagnosed with hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Drugs currently prescribed include the following:
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE CASE STUDY
Rosenthal, L. D., & Burchum, J. R. (2018). Lehne’s pharmacotherapeutics for advanced practice providers. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
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