ESSAY : Cephalosporins and Urinary tract infestion

NR293 Pharmacology for Nursing Practice
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Purpose
To integrate and build on pharmacological concepts in support of critical thinking.
Course outcomes: This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
o CO 1 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)
o CO 3 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. (PO4)
Due date: Your faculty member will inform you when this assignment is due. The Late Assignment Policy applies
to this assignment.
Total points possible: 25 points
Preparing the assignment
Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions.
1) Obtain the Active Learning Templates (ALTs) titled “Medication” and “System Disorder” from your ATIAccount.
2) All ALTs must be handwritten.
a. Typed ALTs will not be accepted.
3) This assignment will be completed four (4) times during this course, with each submission is worth up to 25 points.
a. Week 2 select an anti-infective medication.
b. Week 4 select a respiratory drug.
c. Week 6 select an endocrine drug.
d. Week 7 select a medication used to treat a disorder specific to a male orfemale.
4) Include the following sections for each ALT (examples are available below).
a. Select an anti-infective medication class. (8 points/32%)
• Complete all of areas of the medication ALT describing in detail this medication. Complete ONLYthe
following sections:
 Medication- Medication Type
 Category Class- Drug class
 Expected Pharmacological Action
 Therapeutic Uses
 Complications
 Medication Administration
 Contraindications
 Nursing Interventions
 Interactions
 Evaluation of Medication Effectiveness
 Client Education
b. Select a disease process that the selected medication treats. Be sure that you have not previously completed a
systems disorder ALT for this disease process. (7 points/28%)
• Complete ONLY following sections:
 Alterations in Health
 Pathophysiology Related to Client Proble