NR 565 Weekly Reading Assignments Details - Weeks 1 - 8

NR 565 Week 2 Assignment; RX Writing Assignment (Practice)

Margaret is a 59-year-old Caucasian female who presents to the clinic for follow-up of her hypertension. She reports that she has a worsening of a tremor in her hand over the last few months. She was seen by a neurologist previously and was diagnosed with an essential tremor but opted to not take medication because it wasn’t particularly bothersome. She reports now that she has difficulty pouring a drink, drinking from a cup, using utensils to eat, and writing or drawing. Margaret also repo...

In your initial post, respond to the following scenario (Hint: use the pharmgkb website to guide your responses): 1. Before initiating abacavir, an anti-retroviral, for a newly diagnosed HIV positive patient the nurse practitioner orders HLA-B*5701 allele genetic testing. The test confirms that the patient carries the HLA-B*5701 allele. • Describe what these results mean. • Should the nurse practitioner prescribe abacavir in this case? If not, state why. 2. A patient is prescribed a...

NR 565 Week 4 Readings-Study Outline

NR 565 Week 6 Readings; Chapter 24

NR 565 Week 5 Grand Rounds Presentation Part 1 - Chronic Bronchitis

NR 565 Week 7 RX Writing Assignment-GI Drug

NR 565 Week 2 Assignment; Florida State Specific Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled Substances

Share with the class the name of your disease process assigned to you by your faculty this week. Tell us if this is a disease that you have encountered in caring for patients in your own nursing practice. Feel free to share a practice exemplar. If this is a completely new disease that you will learn about, tell us if it relates to your nursing practice in terms of the populations for which you care.