NURS 6630N WEEK10 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR PATIENT POPULATIONS PAPER

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR PATIENT POPULATIONS PAPER 

To complete this Assignment, you will choose a case study for a patient population for special consideration during prescribing practices. You will consider the specific patient and determine the appropriate medication to prescribe, based on the patient specifics and medication attributes in various case studies. You will construct a 5-page paper in which you determine the medication, the dosing, necessary patient education, and potential side effects. You will also indicate why the other medications would not be appropriate, as well as any necessary labs or diagnostics that might be needed. You will develop a plan to enhance medication adherence for the nonadherent patient.

Special Considerations for Patient Population Cases:

 

• Patient 5: 27-year-old male with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. He has been hospitalized three (3) times in the past 1 year due to symptoms. When symptomatic, he becomes disorganized and paranoid. He will respond to auditory hallucinations. He will scream out at night after seeing a shadow in his room. He has delusions that the CIA is poisoning food and will not eat for multiple days. He has unintentionally hurt his mother after “slapping” food out of her hand, as he did not want her to ingest the “poisoned food.” Symptoms are treated very well with paliperidone, but he struggles to remember to take it. Med List: paliperidone palmitate, clozapine, lamotrigine

 

 

TO PREPARE:

• Review the Learning Resources.

• Carefully review your assigned vulnerable population patient.

• Carefully review the medication list to determine the best medication to prescribe.

• Consider the implications, impact, advantages, and disadvantages of the listed medications.

 

 

THE ASSIGNMENT (5 PAGES)

Construct a paper concerning your assigned vulnerable population patient case. In your paper include the following:

• Determine which medication would be most appropriate to prescribe from the assigned vulnerable population patient case medication choices.

• Explain your rationale for choosing this medication. Explain why the other medications listed are not appropriate for this patient.

• Explain the dosing schedule for the specific patient including the therapeutic endpoint.

• Provide necessary education to the patient to review risks, benefits, and potential side effects of the medication.

• Describe any necessary labs or additional diagnostics needed prior to prescribing this medication.

• Explain how you might monitor efficacy or side effects of the medication.

• Include any additional collaboration or education to others that would be necessary for this patient. Consider family members, home health care, primary care providers, etc.

• What would you need to include in your assessment for a patient who may become nonadherent with your prescribing plan for your scenario? What are alternative treatment solutions based upon how you assessed? Describe your new treatment plan.

This Assignment requires a minimum of five (5) peer-reviewed, evidence-based scholarly references outside of course resources.

 

REQUIRED READING

Turner, L. (2022, July 21). How to write a prescription: 7 steps for safety. https://www.studentdoctor.net/2018/08/15/how-to-write-a-prescription/

• Drugs.comLinks to an external site.. (2023). https://www.drugs.com/

Note: Please use the following resource to check the most up-to-date box warnings, FDA approvals and indications, recommendations for follow-up evaluations, changes, etc.