PATIENT MEDICATION GUIDE

PATIENT MEDICATION GUIDE

Week 7: Assignment: DISCUSSION/ASSIGNMENT: PATIENT MEDICATION GUIDE

This week, you will create a Medication Study Guide to share with your peers. This guide is intended to be a useful learning tool for you to use as you prepare for your clinical courses.

You will be assigned one of the following medications to create your guide:

 

Chlorpromazine Fluphenazine Haloperidol Loxapine Perphenazine
Aripiprazole Asenapine Clozapine Iloperidone Olanzapine
Paliperidone Quetiapine Risperidone Ziprasidone Lurasidone
Brexpiprazole Cariprazine Lumateperone Benztropine Propranolol
Deutetrabenazine Valbenazine      

 

RESOURCES

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

WEEKLY RESOURCES

 

 

TO PREPARE FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT:

  • Identify your assigned psychotropic medication agent.
  • Review this week’s Learning Resources, including the medication resources indicated for this week.
  • Reflect on the psychopharmacologic treatments you might recommend for the assessment and treatment of vulnerable patient populations requiring antidepressant therapy.

 

THE ASSIGNMENT

Create a 3- to 4-page (excluding visual elements) Medication Study Guide for your assigned psychotropic medication agents that may be utilized by you and colleagues for study. Your medication guide should be in the form of an outline and should include a title page, citations, and references. You should incorporate visual elements, such as concept maps, charts, diagrams, images, color coding, mnemonics, and/or flashcards. Be creative!

Note: Your Medication Study Guide should not be in the format of an APA paper.

Also Note: Your guide should be informed by the FDA-Approved and Evidenced-Based, Clinical Practice Guidelines Research.

 

Areas of importance that you should address—but are not limited to—include:

  • Title page
  • Description of the psychopharmacological medication agent, including brand and generic names, as well as appropriate FDA indication uses
  • Any supporting, valid, and reliable research for non-FDA uses
  • Drug classification
  • The medication mechanism of action
  • The medication pharmacokinetics
  • The medication pharmacodynamics
  • Appropriate dosing, administration route, and any considerations for dosing alterations
  • Considerations of use and dosing in specific specialty populations, such as children, adolescents, elderly, pregnant people, those exhibiting suicidal behaviors, etc.
  • Definition of half-life, why half-life is important, and the half-life for your assigned medication
  • Side effects/adverse reactions potential
  • Discuss clinical concerns with EPS and Tardive Dyskinesia
    Note:Be sure to include screening tools that would be utilized.
  • Contraindications for use including significant drug to drug interactions
  • Overdose considerations
  • Diagnostics and labs monitoring comorbidities considerations
  • Legal, ethical, and social considerations
  • Pertinent patient education considerations
  • References page

 

Support your rationale with a minimum of three (3) academic resources.

Note: While you may use the course text to support your rationale, it will not count toward the resource requirement. You should be utilizing primary and secondary literature.

 

BY DAY 7 OF WEEK 7

You will need to submit your Assignment to two places:

  1. Week 7 Medication Guide Discussion forum (linked at the button below) as an attachment
  2. Week 7 Medication Guide Assignment submission link

Although no responses are required in the Discussion forum, collegial Discussion is welcome. You are encouraged to utilize your peers’ submitted guides on their assigned medication for study.

Week 7 Discussion

 

SUBMISSION INFORMATION

Before submitting your final assignment, you can check your draft for authenticity. To check your draft, access the Turnitin Drafts from the Start Here area.

  1. To submit your completed assignment, save your Assignment as WK7Assgn_LastName_Firstinitial
  2. Then, click on Start Assignmentnear the top of the page.
  3. Next, click on Upload Fileand select Submit Assignment for review.

 

Rubric

NURS_6630_Week7_Assignment_Rubric

NURS_6630_Week7_Assignment_Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMedication guide includes brand and generic names, FDA uses, classification, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, dosing, administration, considerations for alternate dosing, considerations for prescribing specialty populations, definition of half-life, why half-life important, and what is the half-life for assigned medication, side effects/adverse reaction potentials, contraindications, overdose considerations, diagnostics/labs, and patient education consideration.
50 to >36.0 pts

Excellent

The study guide comprehensively and clearly describes all of the elements of the Assignment directions for the assigned medication.

36 to >24.0 pts

Good

The response clearly describes 75% of the elements of the Assignment directions for the assigned medication.

24 to >11.0 pts

Fair

The response describes 50% of the elements of the Assignment directions for the assigned medication. Noted some inaccuracy in information provided.

11 to >0 pts

Poor

The response describes 25% of the elements of the Assignment directions for the assigned medication. Noted significant inaccuracies in information provided.

50 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMedication guide includes clinical concerns with EPS and Tardive Dyskinesia with screening tool to be utilized included.
20 to >18.0 pts

Excellent

The response accurately and clearly identifies clinical concerns with EPS and Tardive Dyskinesia. Includes screening tools.

18 to >15.0 pts

Good

The response accurately identifies clinical concerns with EPS and Tardive Dyskinesia. Includes screening tools.

15 to >10.0 pts

Fair

The response inaccurately or vaguely identifies clinical concerns with EPS and Tardive Dyskinesia. Provides inaccurate screening tools.

10 to >0 pts

Poor

The response inaccurately and vaguely identifies clinical concerns with EPS and/or Tardive Dyskinesia, or it is missing. No screening tools.

20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMedication guide includes legal, ethical and social considerations.
10 to >7.0 pts

Excellent

The response accurately and clearly analyzes legal, ethical and social considerations for the medication. The response includes relevant, specific, and appropriate examples that fully support the analysis.

7 to >4.0 pts

Good

The response accurately analyzes legal, ethical and social considerations for the medication. The response includes relevant, specific, and accurate examples that support the analysis.

4 to >1.0 pts

Fair

The response inaccurately or vaguely analyzes legal, ethical and social considerations for the medication. The response includes inaccurate and irrelevant examples that may support the analysis.

1 to >0 pts

Poor

The response inaccurately and vaguely analyzes legal, ethical and social considerations for the medication, or it is missing. The response includes inaccurate and vague examples that do not support the analysis, or it is missing.

10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThe study guide is properly formatted as an outline and includes visual elements for the appropriate audience. The guide is succinct and is 3–4 pages. Three evidence-based, peer-reviewed scholarly references outside of course resources were used.
10 to >7.0 pts

Excellent

The study guide is properly formatted as an outline and includes visual elements for the appropriate audience. The guide is succinct and is 3–4 pages. Three evidence-based, peer- reviewed scholarly references outside of course resources.

7 to >4.0 pts

Good

The study guide is properly formatted as an outline and includes visual elements for the appropriate audience. The guide is succinct and is 5 pages. Three evidence-based, peer- reviewed scholarly references outside of course resources.

4 to >1.0 pts

Fair

The study guide is properly formatted as an outline, but no visual elements included for the appropriate audience. The guide is not as succinct and is 6–7 pages. two (2) evidence-based, peer reviewed scholarly references outside of course resources.

1 to >0 pts

Poor

The study guide is not properly formatted as an outline but is a paper. The guide is long, succinct, and is 8+ pages. One or no evidence-based, peer- reviewed scholarly references outside of course resources.

10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWritten Expression and Formatting—English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation
5 to >4.0 pts

Excellent

Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.

4 to >3.0 pts

Good

Contains a few (1 or 2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.

3 to >1.0 pts

Fair

Contains several (3 or 4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.

1 to >0 pts

Poor

Contains many (five or more) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding.

5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWritten Expression and Formatting: The paper follows correct APA format for title page, citations, and reference list.
5 to >4.0 pts

Excellent

Uses correct APA format with no errors.

4 to >3.0 pts

Good

Contains a few (1 or 2) APA format errors.

3 to >1.0 pts

Fair

Contains several (3 or 4) APA format errors.

1 to >0 pts

Poor

Contains many (five or more) APA format errors.

5 pts
Total Points: 100

 


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