COURSE:
NR565: Advanced Pharmacology Fundamentals
Preparing the Assignment
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
There are three patient cases presented in this assignment. You are to use the following resources in addition to your textbook to answer the questions.
When you click on the resource links, the links will open in a new window so you will be able to navigate between the resources and the quiz.
- Heart Failure: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000509 (Links to an external site.)
- Dyslipidemia (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
- HTN (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
You will be presented with a patient case and then a series of questions. This assignment is completed in a quiz format; however, it is not an exam and you are encouraged to use your textbook and course materials. There are 12 questions worth 10 points each and an attestation question worth 5 points for a total of 125 points. There is no time limit for this assignment, but it does need to be completed in one sitting.
- Review the case information and then answer each required question with a succinct, informative answer.
- Answers should be one to five sentences in length.
- Some questions may require a short one-sentence answer, whereas others require a five-sentence answer for a complete explanation.
- Consider the most common and obvious answer.
- A scholarly reference is required for answers where a source such as textbook or clinical practice guideline is used to develop your response.
Lockdown browser is not required and there are no keyed correct answers to review. Course faculty will post assignment feedback for review. There is no time limit for this assignment but once an answer is submitted for a question, it will be locked, and you will not be able to go back and change it. This assignment should be completed at the time it is begun as your answers may not be saved to return to it later.
Question 1
Please explain the value of doing your own work.
Your Answer:
I understand that doing my own work allows me to learn on my own and be responsible for my outcomes
Doing your own work and learning this skill supports your future independent practice as a nurse practitioner. While there may be opportunities beyond faculty’s control to collaborate or share answers with peers, it would not benefit your own personal and professional growth to do so. By doing your own work, you take personal responsibility for your own learning.
Question 2
Use the Mark Jones case study to answer the following question.
Would you treat Mark’s blood pressure today? Why or why not?
Question 3
Use the Mark Jones case study to answer the following question.
You go ahead and decide to start Mark on some blood pressure medication. Which drug and dose do you decide to start him on? Why did you choose this drug and dose?
Question 4
Use the Mark Jones case study to answer the following question.
What does the management of hypertension look like for Mark? (i.e. When does he need to return for follow up visits? What does he need to do at home? Are there any labs that need to be monitored related to the medication you have prescribed?)
Question 5
Use the Charlie George case study to answer the following question.
What are Charlie’s cholesterol results and what should they be?
Question 6
Use the Charlie George case study to answer the following question.
You decide that Charlie needs to be started on a medication to treat his high cholesterol. There are different level intensity statins that can be prescribed? Which one will you prescribe? Is it a low, moderate, or high-intensity statin? How did you decide to order that particular drug and dose?
Question 7
Use the Charlie George case study to answer the following question.
What other cardiac issue does Charlie have and what symptoms is he experiencing that are indicative of that condition?
Question 8
Use the Charlie George case study to answer the following question.
What are the goals of treating atrial fibrillation?
Question 9
Use the Charlie George case study to answer the following question.
What is your treatment plan for Charlie to address his atrial fibrillation?
Question 10
Use the Janie Smith case study to answer the following question.
List the main classes of medications to be considered for Janie’s heart failure and how each one would work to improve her symptoms?
Question 11
Use the Janie Smith case study to answer the following question.
What treatment plan would you propose for Janie?
Question 12
Use the Janie Smith case study to answer the following question.
What diagnostic monitoring will need to be done for the treatment plan you have prescribed to monitor either the heart failure or medications prescribed?
Question 13
Use the Janie Smith case study to answer the following question.
Patients with stage C heart failure, like Janie, should avoid certain drugs. List the three drug classes that should be avoided (mentioned in your textbook) and then provide a clinical description for how a patient with stage C heart failure taking a drug from that drug class may present to a healthcare provider if they were taking a drug from that drug class.
SOLUTIONs
Question 1
5/5 pts
Please explain the value of doing your own work.
Your Answer:
I understand that doing my own work allows me to learn on my own and be responsible for my outcomes
Doing your own work and learning this skill supports your future independent practice as a nurse practitioner. While there may be opportunities beyond faculty’s control to collaborate or share answers with peers, it would not benefit your own personal and professional growth to do so. By doing your own work, you take personal responsibility for your own learning.
Question 3
10 / 10 pts
Use the Mark Jones case study to answer the following question.
You go ahead and decide to start Mark on some blood pressure medication. Which drug and dose do you decide to start him on? Why did you choose this drug and dose?
Your Answer:
HCTZ 25mg take 1/2 tab (12.5) daily for htn. This is because thiazides do not typically cause ototoxicity and is potassium sparing, the first line of treatment for htn
There are some options here and not one correct answer. However, ACEIs should not be ordered for mark due to his race. Which medication class did you choose? As long as you have a good reputable source to solidify your decision and have assured Mark has no contraindications for that drug, you are correct. The typical path is thiazide diuretic and then calcium channel blocker for African American patients with hypertension………..please follow the link below to purchase all the answers at $20