Pharmacology
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PharmocologyAssignmentFinal.docxAssignment Scenario
After graduating from nursing school and passing your boards, you accepted a position as an RN in the Progressive Cardiac Care Unit (PCCU) at Rasmussen General Hospital (RGH). In the weeks ahead, the PCCU plans to implement a new initiative where clients who received a cardiac stent during their angioplasty will be sent home on 6 months of oral antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel.
Historically, clients diagnosed with coronary artery disease post-op stent placement were admitted to the hospital's observation unit for 24 hours and then sent home. However, when surveyed about their experiences, many clients reported they did not like moving to a new unit for 24 hours, it was considered time-consuming, and inconvenient. Under RGH's new program, PCCU nurses will be responsible for educating clients about their new medication and administering the first dose to the client before discharge instead of transferring clients to the observation unit for 24 hours.
As part of this new initiative, all PCCU nurses at RGH must be trained to properly educate these clients on all aspects of their new medication regimen. Because you have demonstrated a keen interest in pharmacology, your manager has asked you to develop the educational tools that will be used to train the nurses at RGH.
Assignment Instructions
Your manager explained that all of the PCCU nurses at RGH will be educated in small groups through a short, in-service training session. You have been asked to develop a professional-looking PowerPoint presentation that the trainers will use to guide the in-service sessions. Your PowerPoint will need to:
1. Be professional-looking, have a title slide, and 10-15 content slides.
2. Use the Speaker Notes feature in PowerPoint to reduce the amount of text that appears on the content slides.
. The Speaker Notes for each slide will contain the text that will guide what the trainer will say while presenting the slides during the in-service.
. The speak notes should show comprehension of the material. The speaker notes should be easy to understand and follow. The speaker notes should add to the presentation and not be directly copied from the content slides.
· The Speak Notes need to be copied onto a word document and submitted through grammeraly.
· The content slides themselves should be clear and easy to understand; they serve as an outline so the audience can follow along with what is being presented
· Be written using proper spelling/grammar and at a level that would be appropriate for the audience.
· Remember the purpose of the training is to help nurses learn about this medication so they can educate their clients about the use of a medication. With that in mind, it may be helpful to provide examples of how to explain the information to a client in an easy-to-understand way without complicated, technical terms.
· Include APA formatted in-text citations for at least 3 scholarly references and present the sources in APA format on a References slide.
· Contain content addressing the items below.
·
· Pharmacotheraputics
1. State the drug name and its therapeutic category
1. Pharmacodynamics (how does this drug work effect the body)
1. Pharmacokinetics (how is this drug absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted).
1. Discuss dosage, scheduling, route, and length of therapy.
1. Describe what clients can expect regarding their therapeutic response and when it should develop
1. Introduce nondrug measures that clients can do to enhance their therapeutic response (e.g., specific diet to follow, exercise requirements, substances to avoid, special precautions to take, etc.)
1. Address how to prevent coronary artery disease
·
· Side Effects, Adverse Effects, and Interactions
1. Explain the symptoms of common side effects, and what clients can do to minimize any discomfort
1. Explain the symptoms of any major adverse effects, and what clients should do if they experience them
1. List the major adverse drug-drug interactions and drug-food interactions that clients need to be made aware of
·
· Follow-up Care
1. Provide information regarding when clients should call their doctor for advice (e.g., questions, non-urgent symptoms, unpleasant side effects, etc.)
1. Emphasize any symptoms for which clients should seek immediate care (e.g., when to go to the emergency center or call 911)
The following items need to be turned in to complete this assignment:
1. The power-point presentation with speaker notes
2. The word document with the speaker notes
3. The Grammeraly Report with both plagiarism and grammar report
Assignment
Scenar
io
After
graduating
from
nursing
school
and
passing
your
boards,
you
accepted
a
position
as
an
RN
in
the
Progressive
Cardiac
Care
Unit
(PCCU)
at
Rasmussen
General
Hospital
(RGH).
In
the
weeks
ahead,
the
PCCU
plans
to
implement
a
new
initiative
where
client
s
who
received
a
cardiac
stent
during
their
angioplasty
will
be
sent
home
on
6
months
of
oral
antiplatelet
therapy
with
clopidogrel
.
Historically,
clients
diagnosed
with
coronary
artery
disease
post
-
op
stent
placement
were
admitted
to
the
hospital's
observ
ation
unit
for
24
hours
and
then
sent
home.
However,
when
surveyed
about
their
experiences,
many
clients
reported
they
did
not
like
moving
to
a
new
unit
for
24
hours,
it
was
considered
time
-
consuming,
and
inconvenient.
Under
RGH's
new
program,
PCCU
nurses
will
be
responsible
for
educating
clients
about
their
new
medication
and
administering
the
first
dose
to
the
client
before
discharge
instead
of
transferring
clients
to
the
observation
unit
for
24
hours.
As
part
of
this
new
initiative,
all
PCCU
nurses
at
RG
H
must
be
trained
to
properly
educate
these
clients
on
all
aspects
of
their
new
medication
regimen.
Because
you
have
demonstrated
a
keen
interest
in
pharmacology,
your
manager
has
asked
you
to
develop
the
educational
tools
that
will
be
used
to
train
the
nu
rses
at
RGH.
Assignment
Instructions
Your
manager
explained
that
all
of
the
PCCU
nurses
at
RGH
will
be
educated
in
small
groups
through
a
short,
in
-
service
training
session.
You
have
been
asked
to
develop
a
professional
-
looking
PowerPoint
presentation
that
the
trainers
will
use
to
guide
the
in
-
service
sessions.
Your
PowerPoint
will
need
to:
1.
Be
professional
-
looking,
have
a
title
slide,
and
10
-
15
content
slides.
2.
Use
the
Speaker
Notes
feature
in
PowerPoint
to
reduce
the
amount
of
text
that
appears
on
the
content
slides.
o
The
Speaker
Notes
for
each
slide
will
contain
the
text
that
will
guide
what
the
trainer
will
say
while
presenting
the
slides
during
the
in
-
service.
·
The
speak
notes
should
show
comprehension
of
the
material.
The
speaker
notes
should
be
easy
to
understand
and
follow.
The
speaker
notes
should
add
to
the
presentation
and
not
be
directly
copied
from
the
content
slides.
o
The
Speak
Notes
need
to
be
copied
on
to
a
word
document
and
submitted
through
grammeraly.
o
The
content
slides
themselves
should
be
clear
and
easy
to
understand;
they
serve
as
an
outline
so
the
audience
can
follow
along
with
what
is
being
presented
3.
Be
written
using
proper
spelling/grammar
and
at
a
level
that
would
be
appropriate
for
the
audience.
o
Remember
the
purpose
of
the
training
is
to
help
nurses
learn
about
this
medication
so
they
can
educate
their
clients
about
the
use
of
a
medication.
With
that
in
mind,
it
may
be
helpful
to
provide
examples
of
how
to
explain
the
information
to
a
client
in
a
n
easy
-
to
-
understand
way
without
complicated,
technical
terms.
Assignment Scenario
After graduating from nursing school and passing your boards, you accepted a position as an RN
in the Progressive Cardiac Care Unit (PCCU) at Rasmussen General Hospital (RGH). In the
weeks ahead, the PCCU plans to implement a new initiative where clients who received a cardiac
stent during their angioplasty will be sent home on 6 months of oral antiplatelet therapy
with clopidogrel.
Historically, clients diagnosed with coronary artery disease post-op stent placement were
admitted to the hospital's observation unit for 24 hours and then sent home. However, when
surveyed about their experiences, many clients reported they did not like moving to a new unit
for 24 hours, it was considered time-consuming, and inconvenient. Under RGH's new program,
PCCU nurses will be responsible for educating clients about their new medication and
administering the first dose to the client before discharge instead of transferring clients to the
observation unit for 24 hours.
As part of this new initiative, all PCCU nurses at RGH must be trained to properly educate these
clients on all aspects of their new medication regimen. Because you have demonstrated a keen
interest in pharmacology, your manager has asked you to develop the educational tools that will
be used to train the nurses at RGH.
Assignment Instructions
Your manager explained that all of the PCCU nurses at RGH will be educated in small groups
through a short, in-service training session. You have been asked to develop a professional-
looking PowerPoint presentation that the trainers will use to guide the in-service sessions. Your
PowerPoint will need to:
1. Be professional-looking, have a title slide, and 10-15 content slides.
2. Use the Speaker Notes feature in PowerPoint to reduce the amount of text that appears on
the content slides.
o The Speaker Notes for each slide will contain the text that will guide what the
trainer will say while presenting the slides during the in-service.
The speak notes should show comprehension of the material. The speaker
notes should be easy to understand and follow. The speaker notes should
add to the presentation and not be directly copied from the content slides.
o The Speak Notes need to be copied onto a word document and submitted through
grammeraly.
o The content slides themselves should be clear and easy to understand; they serve
as an outline so the audience can follow along with what is being presented
3. Be written using proper spelling/grammar and at a level that would be appropriate for the
audience.
o Remember the purpose of the training is to help nurses learn about this
medication so they can educate their clients about the use of a medication. With
that in mind, it may be helpful to provide examples of how to explain the
information to a client in an easy-to-understand way without complicated,
technical terms.
