DISCUSSION/ASSIGNMENT: PATIENT MEDICATION GUIDE

ASSIGNMENT

DISCUSSION/ASSIGNMENT: PATIENT MEDICATION GUIDE

You will be assigned one of the following medications to create your guide:

Use Zyprexa (Olanzapine) or one below

RESOURCES

• Goldin, D. S. (2023). Fast facts for psychopharmacology for nurse practitioners. Springer Publishing.
  • Chapter 7, “Antipsychotic Medications” (pp. 110–149)
• American Psychiatric Association (2020). The American Psychiatric Association practice guideline for the treatment of patients with schizophreniaLinks to an external site.. https://www.psychiatry.org/File%20Library/Psychiat…
• Clozapine REMS (2023). What is the clozapine REMS?Links to an external site.https://www.newclozapinerems.com/home#Links to an external site.
• Utah State University. (n.d.). Creating study guidesLinks to an external site.. https://www.usu.edu/academic-support/test/creating…
• 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.
• Antipsychotic Medications
  Note: Utilize the following medication table to familiarize yourself with the medications aligned with the topics presented this week.

TO PREPARE FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT:

• Identify your assigned psychotropic medication agent.
• Review this week’s Learning Resources, including the medication resources indicated for this week.
• Reflect on the psychopharmacologic treatments you might recommend for the assessment and treatment of vulnerable patient populations requiring antidepressant therapy.

Create a 3- to 4-page (excluding visual elements) Medication Study Guide for your assigned psychotropic medication agents that may be utilized by you and colleagues for study. Your medication guide should be in the form of an outline and should include a title page, citations, and references. You should incorporate visual elements, such as concept maps, charts, diagrams, images, color coding, mnemonics, and/or flashcards. Be creative!

Note: Your Medication Study Guide should not be in the format of an APA paper.

Also Note: Your guide should be informed by the FDA-Approved and Evidenced-Based, Clinical Practice Guidelines Research.

Areas of importance that you should address—but are not limited to—include:

• Title page
• Description of the psychopharmacological medication agent, including brand and generic names, as well as appropriate FDA indication uses
• Any supporting, valid, and reliable research for non-FDA uses
• Drug classification
• The medication mechanism of action
• The medication pharmacokinetics
• The medication pharmacodynamics
• Appropriate dosing, administration route, and any considerations for dosing alterations
• Considerations of use and dosing in specific specialty populations, such as children, adolescents, elderly, pregnant people, those exhibiting suicidal behaviors, etc.
• Definition of half-life, why half-life is important, and the half-life for your assigned medication
• Side effects/adverse reactions potential
• Discuss clinical concerns with EPS and Tardive Dyskinesia
  Note: Be sure to include screening tools that would be utilized.
• Contraindications for use including significant drug to drug interactions
• Overdose considerations
• Diagnostics and labs monitoring comorbidities considerations
• Legal, ethical, and social considerations
• Pertinent patient education considerations
• References page

Support your rationale with a minimum of three (3) academic resources.

Note: While you may use the course text to support your rationale, it will not count toward the resource requirement. You should be utilizing primary and secondary literature.

Assignment_Rubric

Criteria

Medication guide includes brand and generic names, FDA uses, classification, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, dosing, administration, considerations for alternate dosing, considerations for prescribing specialty populations, definition of half-life, why half-life important, and what is the half-life for assigned medication, side effects/adverse reaction potentials, contraindications, overdose considerations, diagnostics/labs, and patient education consideration.

Ans

The study guide comprehensively and clearly describes all of the elements of the Assignment directions for the assigned medication.

Criteria

Medication guide includes clinical concerns with EPS and Tardive Dyskinesia with screening tool to be utilized included.

Ans:

The response accurately and clearly identifies clinical concerns with EPS and Tardive Dyskinesia. Includes screening tools.

Criteria

Medication guide includes legal, ethical and social considerations.

Ans

The response accurately and clearly analyzes legal, ethical and social considerations for the medication. The response includes relevant, specific, and appropriate examples that fully support the analysis.

Criteria

The study guide is properly formatted as an outline and includes visual elements for the appropriate audience. The guide is succinct and is 3–4 pages. Three evidence-based, peer-reviewed scholarly references outside of course resources were used.

Ans

The study guide is properly formatted as an outline and includes visual elements for the appropriate audience. The guide is succinct and is 3–4 pages. Three evidence-based, peer- reviewed scholarly references outside of course resources.

Criteria

OutcomeWritten Expression and Formatting—English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation

Ans

Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.

Criteria

Written Expression and Formatting: The paper follows correct APA format for title page, citations, and reference list.

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Uses correct APA format with no errors.

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