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.
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.
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 Assignment near the top of the page.
3. Next, click on Upload File and 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. |
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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. |
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20 pts | ||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMedication guide includes legal, ethical and social considerations. |
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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. |
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10 pts | ||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWritten Expression and Formatting—English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation |
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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. |
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5 pts | ||||
| Total Points: 100 |
