Assignment
By Day 7 of WEEK 8
Write a 2-page summary paper that addresses the fo
Assignment
By Day 7 of WEEK 8
Write a 2-page summary paper that addresses the following:
Briefly summarize the patient case study, including each of the three decisions you chose for the patient presented. Support your decisions with evidence-based literature. Be specific and provide examples.
What were you hoping to achieve with the decisions you recommended for the patient case study? Support your response with evidence and references from outside resources.
Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with each of the decisions and the results of the decision in the exercise. Describe whether they were different. Be specific and provide examples.
Use and cite at least 4 sources for the assignment.
Please discuss each medication option listed in Decision Points 1-3. Why did you not choose the alternative options? What is the mechanism of action for each medication? What are first line FDA approved medications for the disease state?
You will submit this Assignment in Week 8. However, you can submit it earlier if you would like. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR ASSIGNMENT IN THE WEEK 8 SLOT. (Week 6 is a grade of 0/0)
Case study assigned: YOU PICK
Under Required Media in the Learning Resources for week 6. Feel free to go through both interactive scenarios as many times as you would like. Pick ONE to write your paper on and discuss the points above.
http://cdn-media.waldenu.edu/2dett4d/Walden/NURS/6521/05/mm/decision_trees/week_10/index.html Links to an external site.
http://cdn-media.waldenu.edu/2dett4d/Walden/NURS/6521/05/mm/decision_trees/week_07/index.html Links to an external site.
required readings
Rosenthal, L. D., & Burchum, J. R. (2021). Lehne’s pharmacotherapeutics for advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (2nd ed.) St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
Chapter 11, “Basic Principles of Neuropharmacology” (pp. 67–71)
Chapter 12, “Physiology of the Peripheral Nervous System” (pp. 72–81)
Chapter 12, “Muscarinic Agonists and Cholinesterase Inhibitors” (pp. 82–89)
Chapter 14, “Muscarinic Antagonists” (pp. 90-98)
Chapter 15, “Adrenergic Agonists” (pp. 99–107)
Chapter 16, “Adrenergic Antagonists” (pp. 108–119)
Chapter 17, “Indirect-Acting Antiadrenergic Agents” (pp. 120–124)
Chapter 18, “Introduction to Central Nervous System Pharmacology” (pp. 125–126)
Chapter 19, “Drugs for Parkinson Disease” (pp. 127–142)
Chapter 20, “Drugs for Alzheimer Disease” (pp. 159–166)
Chapter 21, “Drugs for Seizure Disorders” (pp. 150–170)
Chapter 22, “Drugs for Muscle Spasm and Spasticity” (pp. 171–178)
Chapter 24, “Opioid Analgesics, Opioid Antagonists, and Nonopioid Centrally Acting Analgesics” (pp. 183–194)
Chapter 59, “Drug Therapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis” (pp. 513–527)
Chapter 60, “Drug Therapy of Gout” (pp. 528–536)
Chapter 61, “Drugs Affecting Calcium Levels and Bone Mineralization” (pp. 537–556)
American Academy of Family Physicians. (2019). Dementia Links to an external site.. Retrieved from https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/topics/by-topic.dementia.html
This website provides information relating to the diagnosis, treatment, and patient education of dementia. It also presents information on complications and special cases of dementia.
Linn, B. S., Mahvan, T., Smith, B. E. Y., Oung, A. B., Aschenbrenner, H., & Berg, J. M. (2020). Tips and tools for safe opioid prescribing: This review–with tables summarizing opioid options, dosing considerations, and recommendations for tapering–will help you provide rigorous Tx for noncancer pain while ensuring patient safety Links to an external site.. Journal of Family Practice, 69(6), 280–292.
Document: Mid-Term Summary & Study Guide (PDF)
media resourcesWalden University, LLC. (Producer). (2019b). Alzheimer’s disease Links to an external site. [Interactive media file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
In this interactive media piece, you will engage in a set of decisions for prescribing and recommending pharmacotherapeutics to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
Walden University, LLC. (Producer). (2019e). Complex regional pain disorder Links to an external site. [Interactive media file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
In this interactive media piece, you will engage in a set of decisions for prescribing and recommending pharmacotherapeutics to treat complex regional pain disorders.
Disorders of The Nervous System
Reflect on the comprehensive review of disorders of the nervous system and think about how you might recommend or prescribe pharmacotherapeutics to treat these disorders. (15m)
