NUR 635 Discussion Questions Week 1, 2, 4 and 5

NUR 635 Week 1 Discussion Question # 1

Describe the necessary steps required to become a prescriber after you complete your APRN program. After you have completed these steps, you decide to celebrate on a family vacation in a different state. Your sister asks you to refill her levothyroxine because she forgot to pack her medication. What are the legal and ethical implications as a new prescriber to consider in this situation?

NUR 635 Week 1 Discussion Question # 2

Identify the process of rational drug prescribing. Pick a condition and determine what steps you would complete specific to this condition to properly prescribe, manage, regulate, and educate the pharmaceutical need for your patient. What process would you institute in your future practice to ensure rational prescribing with new evidence-based practice guidelines?

NUR 635 Week 2 Discussion Question # 1

Select a route of administration (e.g., oral, IV, subcutaneous, IM, transdermal, rectal, inhalation, SL) and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this administration route. Give an example of a medication administered by your chosen route and a good patient candidate or rationale for choosing your given route of administration. You can consider special populations (e.g., pediatrics, geriatrics, pregnancy). Include references in APA format. Students must supply an initial post for each question/prompt, according to guidelines provided by the instructor.

NUR 635 Week 4 Discussion Question # 1

**Copy and paste question** Select a medication: mechanism of action, hints for monitoring, side effects and drug interactions. Include CAM. Share a time when the use of this medication was positive or negative. Put medication name in subject line

NUR 635 Week 4 Discussion Question # 2

Using treatment guidelines and available evidence, determine the appropriate therapeutic options for a patient with hypertension. Discuss how ethnic, genetic, or cultural differences affect how you treat the patient and explain any adverse effects or drug interaction associated with the agents used to treat cardiovascular disease. Give examples of how you would modify your approach based on these factors.

NUR 635 Week 5 Discussion Question # 1

Select an antiarrhythmic, antiplatelet, anticoagulant, or hypertensive (effecting the cardiovascular or renin systems) medication. Share the mechanism of action of this medication and hints for monitoring, side effects, and drug interactions, including interactions with CAM, of which one should be aware. Discuss evidence and treatment guidelines to determine appropriate therapeutic options for a patient with a cardiovascular or renal disorder. Include the name of the medication in the subject line so that the medications can be followed. Include references using APA format.