Describe dermatitis, diagnostic criteria, and treatment modalities Describe the drug therapy for Conjunctivitis and Otitis Media Discuss Herpes Virus infections, patient presentation, and treatment Describe the most common primary bacterial skin infections and the treatment of choice. 500 words with 2 academic references
After getting approval for your drug of choice, you are to begin a bibliography review on your drug of choice for a PowerPoint Presentation and Scholarly Writing Project. Famotidine (Pepcid, Pepcid AC, Zantac 360) Review a minimum of five academic articles and map out your research on your drug of choice by creating a table that includes the information you found on your drug of choice including the author, the date, article name, location of the published source, and page number. Make a table of contents that includes: explanation of the mechanism of action of Famotidine classification of the drug most important side effects and indications after selecting the articles, include a summary of what is been said about Famotidine and include the articles as references.
DISCUSSION Modern psychopharmacology is largely the story of chemical neurotransmission. One must be fluent in the language and principles of chemical neurotransmission to: Understand the actions of drugs on the brain. Grasp the impact of diseases upon the central nervous system. Interpret the behavioral consequences of psychiatric medicines. After studying Module 2: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following: Choose an FDA-approved medication currently used in psychiatry. Explain the concept of that drug’s half-life. How long would it take for that drug to reach a steady state? How frequently should the medication be dosed based on the half-life? Use Epocrates.com as a reference for this assignment.
The purpose of this assignment is to assess the ability to design a cost effectiveness analysis for an evidence-based practice project. Read the assignment in its entirety prior to initiating the activity. This assignment requires each student to provide an overview of a plan for measuring cost effectiveness in his/her project. The costs and benefits should be clearly connected to the project and to best practices in cost effectiveness analysis. . A template table describing the elements of cost and benefit should be completed and attached to the post (form is posted in Week 3) The initial post should be 300 to 400 words long. The post should be written using the professional style described in the APA manual (6th ed.). Note : My Project Topic is the Prevalence of Depression among Adolescents in the American Society. will attach the template and the rubric.
Part I A nurse at an acute care hospital is caring for a patient who is not doing well. The patient is a 65 year old male who was originally admitted four months ago following a late diagnosis of lung cancer. The patient underwent a thoracotomy and surgical removal of the left lower lobe. On this admission, the patient is diagnosed with metastasis to the bone and liver and unrelieved pain in both the left side of the chest and back. Using concepts from the readings in the assigned chapters and ISMP articles, as well as the critical elements from the AACN Health Work Environment standards and “Skilled Communication” article, answer the following question. 1. Collaboration is going to be needed to address this patient’s problems. What are the important concepts related to collaboration and skilled communication that this nurse needs to understand? Identify and briefly discuss 2 – 3 important concepts: Focus on the “need for”, “barriers to” and negative outcomes that are possible. Part II The nurse calls the physician to discuss the patient’s current situation; pain of a 7 on a scale a (0 – 10) scale despite multiple doses of the ordered Percocet. The nurse suggests changing the patient’s current pain management to a Morphine infusion or patient controlled analgesia (PCA) pump. The physician is hurried on the phone and tells the nurse that he doesn’t really think the patient’s pain is that bad and that he is doesn’t want to cause an addiction to the opiates. When the nurse reemphasizes the patient’s pain experience and unlikely outcome of addiction in this type of patient, the physician becomes aggravated and tells the nurse “not to try and practice medicine”. Use the concepts from the information contained in the two ISMP newsletters, the chapter readings and the required articles to answer the following questions. 2. Identify how this comment is a type of disrespectful behavior that will have negative consequences on the patient’s care and why the negative outcomes occur. 3. Identify important steps for the nurse to consider in responding to the physician’s comment and write out your actual response to the comment – not what you think, but you would actually say
The presentation must include information about the: Drug pharmacology, pharmacokinetics Brand name Generic name Dosing Indications for use Side effects Contraindications Pregnancy class You must also perform a cost analysis of the drug. Provide a patient case study on a patient in which you would utilize the drug you have selected and include at least two peer-reviewed evidence-based studies related to the drug. Describe the appropriate patient education. What is your role as a Nurse Practitioner for prescribing this medication to this patient on your case study presentation? Describe the monitoring and follow-up.
