NR 565 (NR 565)

NR 565 Week 3 Assignment; Cardiac Case Study - Hypertension and Lipid Protocol

• Introduce yourself to peers and faculty. • Tell us about yourself and your personal interests. • Share why you chose to be a Nurse Practitioner. • What thoughts and feelings do you have about prescribing medications in your new role?

NR 565 Week 2 Assignment; CDC Opioid Modules - Module 7 Determining Whether to Initiate Opioids for Chronic Pain

1. Question: I understand the value of doing my own work and learning the skills needed to support my future independent practice as a nurse practitioner. I understand that while there may be opportunities beyond my faculty’s control for me to collaborate or share answers with peers, that it would not benefit my own personal and professional growth to do so. I agree to do my own work and take personal responsibility for my learning. 2. Question: Which patients should penicillins be used with...

NR 565 Week 2 Assignment; Florida Guide for Prescribing Controlled Substances and Me

. A patient’s nutritional intake and laboratory results reflect hypoalbuminemia. This is critical to prescribing because: Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected. 2. Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect: Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action 3.The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be the: Lungs 4. Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed intramuscularly (IM) to create a storage reservoir In...

The first-line medication for type 2 DM is metformin.  ADA and other professional guidelines inform prescribing decisions.  Combination injectable therapy should be considered for immediate implementation in patients with an A1C of 10% or higher.  TZDs, like Actos, can precipitate CHF and should be avoided in patients with heart failure.  Older adults should be started on lower doses of levothyroxine.  Radioactive iodine treatment results in lifelong hypothyroidism.  Whe...

Antacids: weak bases that react with hydrochloric acid to form salt & water. o Used in the treatment of Hyperacidity, GERD, PUD, hyperphosphatemia, and calcium deficiency o Contain combinations of  metallic cation (aluminum, calcium, magnesium, and sodium)  and basic anion (hydroxide, bicarbonate, carbonate, citrate, and trisilicate)  Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacotherapeutics o Neutralize Gastric Acidity (causes ^pH of the stomach and duodenal bulb) o Inhibit prote...