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NR566 Advanced Pharmacology for Care of the Family

Week 3 Discussion

Patient Education: OTC Medications

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to explore over-the-counter (OTC) medications for HEENT symptom management. This assignment will allow for discovery into commonly used OTC agents and associated patient education points required for the safe, effective use of these agents. Formulation of a patient-education infographic supports professional formation, communication, and dissemination skills relevant to the FNP.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

CO 1: Select appropriate medications according to patient presentation and unique patient factors. (POs 1, 2)

CO 2: Analyze factors pertinent to making the most effective drug selection for a client with a specific diagnosis in the primary care setting. (POs 1, 2)

CO 3: Analyze client indicators of therapeutic, ineffective, adverse responses and side effects to drug therapy. (POs 1, 2)

CO 6: Analyze whether pharmacologic therapy is appropriate for individual patients. (POs 1, 2)

Preparing the Assignment

Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.

Use Canva.com (Links to an external site.) or another infographic development to design a patient teaching aid about OTC treatments for colds and cough. Use PO drugs only.

Include the following required six sections. You do not have to use these exact words for headings, but they should be labeled to identify the intended topic.

What OTC drugs (active ingredients) are available to treat the following common cold and cough symptoms?

Nasal decongestants

Cough suppressants

Expectorants

Antihistamines

Pain relievers

What is the recommended dose and frequency for each generic drug (active ingredient)?

How do I know which one to take?

How do I know which OTC medications are safe to take with others?

When should I stop taking the OTC medication selected?

When should I see my healthcare provider?

Format

Readability

Lay language for patients rather than professional language

Creativity

Use of graphics, images, etc.

Use PO drugs only

References & Participation

References used should be noted at the bottom of your infographic in a smaller font as not to distract from information provided but also validating the information came from a reliable source within the last 5 years.

References should be from either your textbook or a professional source such as American Gastroenterological Association, Prescriber’s Desk Reference, etc.

References should not be from sources such as MayoClinic, WebMD, etc.

Additionally, avoid use of journal articles for this assignment as you are looking for a more global consensus than that of one journal article.

Student provides a response to at least one topic-related post of a peer.

Student responds to all direct faculty questions OR if student was not asked a direct question student responds to either a 2nd peer post or a faculty question directed towards another student.

Screenshot

Provide a screenshot of your completed infographic.

Highlight the date the infographic was created (see example in image).

The infographic submitted must match the screenshot submitted with the assignment.

The date the infographic is created must coincide with the session in which it is submitted.

Submit your infographic and screenshot to the course discussion board by Wednesday 11:59 PM MT.

You must submit the infographic itself (not a screenshot of the infographic) and the screenshot showing the completion date each as their own file. Each can be either a PDF, JPG, or DOCX – but each must be its own separate file. 

Subsequent posts, including substantive responses to peer(s) and faculty questions, must occur by Sunday, 11:59 PM MT. A total of three substantive posts are required on two different days.

Infographic: Design an Infographic using Canva  (Links to an external site.)by following the video instructions below.

 

 

 

NR566 Advanced Pharmacology for Care of the Family

Week 6 Discussion

Quiz Writer

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to develop student-generated quiz items to promote individual and collective learning of advanced pharmacological concepts. Generating quiz items supports learners to recall and process content. Peer review of developed quiz items provides feedback on the questions and responses and allows for engagement in the peer-review process.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

CO 1: Select appropriate medications according to patient presentation and unique patient factors. (POs 1, 2)

CO 2: Analyze factors pertinent to making the most effective drug selection for a client with a specific diagnosis in the primary care setting. (POs 1, 2)

CO 3: Analyze client indicators of therapeutic, ineffective, adverse responses and side effects to drug therapy. (POs 1, 2)

CO 4: Write prescriptions according to evidence-based practice guidelines. (POs 1, 2)

CO 5: Identify legal, and ethical issues related to pharmacological management of the adolescent, adult, and older adult. (POs 1, 2)

CO 6: Recognize the importance of simplifying drug regimens in older adults to prevent polypharmacy. (POs 1, 2)

Preparing the Assignment

Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.

1.  Quiz-item writing

Develop five (5) quiz-type questions related to the content/reading assignments for this week.

It is a good idea to focus your questions on the topics from the Final Exam Study Guide for this week but not required. 

Use a clinical-based scenario in at least one question.

Use multiple-choice, select all that apply, or matching question format.  

Post your five (5) questions in the weekly discussion board. Do not provide answers to your five (5) questions in the initial post.

2.  Respond to a peer.  Preferably one who has not yet received a response.

Answer the five (5) quiz questions posted by one student peer. Answer questions that have not been responded to unless there are no available posts without a response already. 

Provide an evidence-based rationale for each of your answers to the five (5) questions. 

Provide a citation and matching reference is required from the course textbook for each of the five (5) rationales. 

Provide one evidence-based learning point related to the quiz questions.  Provide a current (within 5 years) citation and matching reference.  Sources may include course textbook, professional organizations, clinical practice guidelines, research studies, etc. 

3.  Respond to the peer who provided answers to your five (5) quiz-type questions.  If more than one peer responded to your questions, you only have to answer one (the first one preferably). 

Identify the number of s to the five (5) quiz-type questions. 

Provide an evidence-based rationale for any ins as you explain the . 

Include a citation and reference for the  from the assigned textbook for the course. 

Use positive and supportive communication to support a positive learning environment.

If no one responded to your questions, you may add an additional response to a different peer’s original set of questions or a response to a peer by adding further guidance or dialogue with scholarly reference.

 

NR566 Advanced Pharmacology for Care of the Family

Week 7 Discussion

Weekly Group Study

This is a required but non-graded discussion board. This course activity helps keep you enrolled in the course and helps prevent you from experiencing administrative withdrawal from being inactive in the course for too many days.  On this discussion board, write one exam style question from this week’s content to aid in you and your peers’ study of this week’s material.  It is recommended that you use the study guide provided in course announcements to choose a question topic related to this week’s content.