Discussion

Chapter 1 Discussion

You are preparing to discharge a 43-year-old male patient who has received treatment for a fracture of the right tibia. You provide the patient with a prescription for a narcotic analgesic to be used as needed for pain, along with information about the medication. The patient states, “I don’t need the prescription. My cousin just had surgery and didn’t take all of his pain medicine. I can just use his. That will be cheaper for me, anyway, since I don’t have insurance.” (Learning Objectives 3, 4, and 5)

1. a. Discuss the legal and therapeutic implications related to the patient taking narcotic analgesics that have been prescribed for another person.

    b. With these implications in mind, how should you respond to the patient?

2. How should you respond to the patient’s concern about the cost of his medication?

 

Instructions:

1. Your discussion post should be at least 140 words and include at least one 100-word response to a classmate. Follow APA guidelines for references. At least one reference is required to support your response.  

Chapter 2 Discussion

After reading Chapter 2 (pages 25-27) in your ebook, discuss how pharmacogenomics affects drug response in people. Also, construct a concept map to illustrate how pharmacogenomics affects drug response in people with various illnesses. Use the articles attached below to support your response.

Pharmacogenetics of Drugs Used in the Treatment of Cancers Links to an external site.

How to Make a Concept Map: Beginner’s Guide (& Templates) Links to an external site.

 

Instructions:

Your discussion post should be at least 140 words and include at least one 100-word response to a classmate. Follow APA guidelines for references. At least one reference is required to support your response. 

Chapter 3 Discussion

You are working at a long-term care facility and have been appointed to serve on a new committee. The purpose of the committee is to improve medication safety in the facility. Currently, the medication orders are handwritten in each patient’s chart. The orders are then sent to the pharmacy via fax. The nurses copy the medication orders by hand onto the medication administration record (MAR). The facility does not use barcoding or computer-generated MARs. Medications are supplied from the pharmacy in bulk rather than in unit dose. (Learning Objectives 2, 3, and 7)

1. Discuss the potential for medication errors in the current system. What processes are in place that could make medication errors more likely to occur?

2. Develop suggested solutions for each of the process issues identified. What additional suggestions for improving medication safety can you identify?

3. What would be the potential advantages and disadvantages of implementing a barcoding system in this facility?

 

Instructions:

1. Your discussion post should be at least 140 words and include at least one 100-word response to a classmate. Follow APA guidelines for references. At least one reference is required to support your response.