Medication

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Purpose To expand understanding and application pharmacologic concepts for integration of these concepts to support critical thinking.

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

CO1: Apply the concepts of pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacogenomics to the use of specific medication classifications in specific health conditions and in consideration of medication side/adverse effects, nursing implications, and medication teaching. (POs 1, 2, and 3)

CO2: Apply principles of health promotion, as well as illness and injury prevention, to promote safety and effectiveness of commonly used pharmacologic therapy across the lifespan, taking into consideration sociocultural, genetic/genomic, developmental, and gender implications. (POs 3 and 8)

CO3: Utilize the nursing process in understanding the effects of drug therapy on health outcomes across the lifespan within the framework of a diverse population of individuals, families, and communities. (PO 4)

CO4: Examine the professional nursing roles of care manager, educator, researcher, and advocate in relation to pharmacologic therapy and within the framework of a diverse population of individuals, families, and communities. (POs 6 and 7)

Due date: Your faculty member will inform you when this assignment is due. The Late Assignment Policy applies to this assignment.

Total points possible: 50 points each; 200 points in course

Preparing the assignment Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions.

1. Complete one Medication Concept Map for the selected drug classes (faculty will pick class of medication based on personalized learning platform (PLP) opportunities for improvement from completed PLP concepts).

2. Include the following sections for each Medication Concept Map. (50 points/100%) • Medication – Medication Type • Category Class – Drug class • Expected Pharmacological Mechanism of Action • Therapeutic Uses • Contraindications • Medication Administration • Complications • Nursing Interventions • Interactions • Client Education • Evaluation of Medication Effectiveness • Fewer than three unique errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and/or spelling are present and if

handwritten information is legible. 3. Concept map template is on page 4 of this guideline.

For writing assistance (APA, formatting, or grammar) visit the Writing Center. Please note that your instructor may provide you with additional assessments in any form to determine that you fully understand the concepts learned in the review module.

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See pages 3-4 for rubric and concept map template.

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Grading Rubric: Criteria are met when the student’s application of knowledge demonstrates achievement of the outcomes for this assignment. Assignment Section

and Required Criteria (Points possible/% of total points available)

Highest Level of Performance

High Level of Performance

Satisfactory Level of Performance

Unsatisfactory Level of

Performance

Section not present in

paper

Medication Active Learning Template (50 points/100%)

50 points 40 points

39 points 35 points 0 points

Required criteria Include the following for each Medication ALT: • Medication – Medication Type • Category Class – Drug Class • Expected Pharmacological Mechanism of

Action • Therapeutic Uses • Complications • Medication Administration • Contraindications • Nursing Interventions • Interactions • Evaluation of Medication Effectiveness • Client Education • Fewer than three unique errors in grammar,

capitalization, punctuation, and/or spelling are present and if handwritten information is legible.

Includes all listed required criteria.

Includes 11 or more required criteria.

Includes 10 or more required criteria.

Includes 8 or less required criteria.

No criteria for this section present.

Total Points Possible = 50 points

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Name____________________________________

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Medication Name and Type

Drug Class

Expected Pharmacological Mechanism of Action (How it Works)

Therapeutic Uses (Indications)

Contraindications

Complications

Interactions

Medication Administration (Dose and Route)

Nursing Interventions

Client Education

Evaluation of Medication Effectiveness