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NURS 6521 Week 1: Basic Pharmacotherapeutic Concepts Over the years working as a nurse I have encountered many patients who state that sleep aids do not work for them.  They often complain that the treatment for insomnia has the opposite effect for them.  People who use these medications and fall fast asleep without difficulty would…

Title: NURS 6521 Week 1: Basic Pharmacotherapeutic Concepts I had a family member with a history of CAD, and IDDM, who was in need of an aortic valve replacement.  The TAVR procedure was completed successfully and was sent home on a regimen of Coumadin/Warfarin for anticoagulant therapy.  This person had other underlying health problems (one…

  ​The patient scenario to be discussed for the purpose of this discussion post is a patient being treated with intravenousvancomycin for a Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) infection in a spinal surgical incision. The patient had multiple comorbidities; however, the most pertinent comorbidity is end-stage chronic renal disease. Common practice in this setting is…

ETHICAL AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF PRESCRIBING DRUGS NURS 6521 Process of Writing Prescriptions and Strategies to Minimize Medication Errors The prescribing clinician should first fill in the patient’s data, including name, age, sex, and medical diagnosis. The next step is to write the prescribed medication, including the name, dose, frequency, and route of administration (de…

  As an advanced practice nurse assisting physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders, it is important to not only understand the impact of disorders on the body, but also the impact of drug treatments on the body. The relationships between drugs and the body can be described by pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Pharmacokinetics describes…

As the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women, cardiovascular disorders account for 7 million hospitalizations per year (NCSL, 2012). This is the result of the extensive treatment and care that is often required for patients with these disorders. While the incidences of hospitalizations and death are still high,…

  As an advanced practice nurse assisting physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders, it is important to not only understand the impact of disorders on the body, but also the impact of drug treatments on the body. The relationships between drugs and the body can be described by pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Pharmacokinetics describes…

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are significant public health burdens. Currently, more than 25 million people in the United States have asthma (HealthyPeople.gov, 2019). As an advanced practice nurse, you will likely encounter patients who will present with respiratory disorders, including asthma or COPD. Understanding specific treatment protocols as well as the types…

NURS 6512 Ethical and Legal Implications of Prescribing Drugs Ethical and Legal Implications of Prescribing Drugs The patient in this case scenario is an elderly 85-year-old lady with significant cognitive decline at her end-of-life phase. She has renal failure, and heart failure, and has been on prophylactic anticoagulants. She is currently in immense pain and…

Title: NURS 6512 Ethical and Legal Implications of Prescribing Drugs The promotion of safety and quality in the prescription of medications is imperative in nursing practice. Advanced registered nurses make treatment decisions based on best practices available and utilize interprofessional collaboration to optimize treatment outcomes. Therefore, this paper explores the ethics of prescribing a new…