NURS6560 Week 10 Discussion Part II: Pharmacology

NURS6560 Week 10 Discussion Part II: Pharmacology

NURS6560 Week 10 Discussion Part II: Pharmacology

To prepare:

Read the following articles to enhance your knowledge of commonly prescribed medications:

Family Practice Notebook. (2015). Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory. Retrieved from http://www.fpnotebook.com/Pharm/Analgesic/NnstrdlAntInflmtry.htm

Press, C. D. (2013, September 10). Infiltrative administration of local anesthetic agents. Retrieved from http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/149178-overview

All of the following groups of medications are commonly prescribed in the acute care setting. Choose one of the topics below to discuss. If it is a medication group, select a specific drug within that group. (This is a good way for you to prepare for clinical practice, because you will get to know the drugs you will prescribe for patients.). Focus your discussion on the hospital or ICU setting and IV usage.

Glycopeptides

Oxazolidinones (Bs)

Monobactams

Ansamycins

Metronidazole

Lincosamides (Bs)

Tinidazole

Lidocaine

Marcaine

NSAIDs

Note: When sharing your initial post, select a topic that has not yet been discussed. If all topics have been discussed, then you may select that topic again, but select a different drug within the medication group.

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For this Discussion, address 1 of the following options. Post by Day 3:

Option 1: Post a description of a patient you have taken care of (inpatient as an RN, or as an NP student) who has been prescribed the medication you selected. Include the scenario, indication, dosing, complications, and outcome. Then explain whether or not you would have ordered the same drug and same dose.

Option 2: Conduct an evidence-based drug search on the drug you selected and post an explanation of any possible issues. Are there any drug interactions? Any black box warnings? To what type of patient would you prescribe this medication?

Option 3: Post an explanation of the properties of the drug you selected, including usages and dosing in the hospital or ICU. Describe a patient you would prescribe this medication to.