NR293 Pharmacology for Nursing Practice

Medication Teaching Plan Guidelines

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is for the student to synthesize pharmacological knowledge (i.e., core drug knowledge, core patient variables, and nursing implications) of pharmacotherapeutic agents into a useful teaching and learning tool for nurses and patients.

Course outcomes: This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

CO1: Apply the concepts of pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacogenomics to the use of specific medication classifications in specific health conditions and in consideration of medication

side/adverse effects, nursing implications, and medication teaching. (POs 1, 2, and 3)

CO2: Apply principles of health promotion, as well as illness and injury prevention, to promote safety and effectiveness of commonly used pharmacologic therapy across the lifespan, taking into consideration sociocultural, genetic/genomic, developmental, and gender implications. (POs 3 and 8)

CO3: Utilize the nursing process in understanding the effects of drug therapy on health outcomes across the lifespan within the framework of a diverse population of individuals, families, and communities. (PO 4)

Due date: Your faculty member will inform you when this assignment is due. The Late Assignment Policy applies to this assignment.

Total points possible: 100 points

Preparing the assignment

Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions.

1. Choose a pharmacological agent that has been on the market less than 5 years.

2. Research the literature and obtain two to three resources for current, evidence-based information related to the pharmacological agent.

3. Develop a teaching brochure and one page paper following these guidelines.

a. Brochure for nurses- Focus on nurses for literacy level

• Key/Relevant Drug Information (30 points/30%) o Drug Class o Mechanism of Action o Drug Administration and Dosage o Drug Interactions o Lab effects/interference

• Patient Education Considerations (35 points/35%) o Nursing Management

o Patient Education Considerations (special considerations)- provide examples specific to client age needs- geriatric, pediatric and pregnant clients

o Patient Assessment

o Side Effects/Adverse Effects/Toxicities

• Visual Effects/Creativity (10 points/10%) o Developed per the required standard

o Appropriate for the intended audience (focus on nurses for literacy level)

o Graphics enhance the purpose of the brochure o Brochure is visually appealing

b. One Page Paper (15 points/15%)

• Describes intended use of brochure (focus on nurses for literacy level)

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NR293 Pharmacology for Nursing Practice Medication Teaching Plan Guidelines

• Includes:

o Name o Date o Class

o Reference page

• Describe how brochure information would be revised if intended brochure audience had a low health literacy level.

c. APA Format (5 points/5%)

• Includes no more than 3 unique errors with APA format (current ed.)

• At least two (2) scholarly, primary sources from the last 5 years, excluding the textbook, are provided d. Writing and Mechanics (5 points/5%)

• Clearly written

• Includes no more than three unique errors of grammar

• Includes no more than three unique errors in writing mechanics

• Paper is one page, excluding references and title page

For writing assistance, visit the Writing Center.

Please note that your instructor may provide you with additional assessments in any form to determine that you fully understand the concepts learned in the review module.

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NR293 Pharmacology for Nursing Practice

Medication Teaching Plan Guidelines

Grading Rubric: Criteria are met when the student’s application of knowledge demonstrates achievement of the outcomes for this assignment.

Assignment
Section and

Required Criteria

(Points possible/% of total points
available)

Highest Level of Performance

High Level of Performance

Satisfactory Level of Performance

Unsatisfactory

Level
of

Performance

Section not present in paper

Brochure:
Relevant Drug Information

(30
points/30%)

30 points

26 points

23 points

22 points

0 points

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Required criteria

Drug Class

Mechanism of Action

Drug Administration and Dosage

Drug Interactions

Lab effects/interference

Choose a
pharmacological agent that has been on the market less than 5 years.

Includes no fewer than 6
requirements for section.

Includes no fewer than 5
requirements for section.

Includes no fewer than 4
requirements for section.

Includes
1-3 criteria for section.

No requirements for this
section present

Brochure:
Patient Education Considerations

(35
points/35%)

35 points

28 points

26 points

23 points

0 points

1. 2.

Required criteria

Nursing Management

Patient Education Considerations (special considerations)- provide examples specific
to client age needs – geriatric, pediatric and pregnant clients

Patient Assessment

Side Effects/Adverse Effects/Toxicities

Includes no fewer than 4
requirements for section.

Includes
no fewer

Includes 1 requirement for
section.

No requirements for this
section present.

than 3 requirements for
section.

than 2 requirements
for section.

Brochure: Visual Effects/Creativity (10 points/10%)

10 points

8 points

7 points

4 points

0 points

1. 2.

Required
criteria

Developed per the required standard

Appropriate for the intended audience (focus on nurses for
literacy level)

Graphics enhance the purpose of the
brochure

Brochure is visually appealing

Includes no fewer than 4
requirements for section.

Includes no fewer than 3
requirements for section.

Includes no fewer than 2 requirements
for section.

Includes 1 requirement for
section.

No requirements for this
section present.

NR293 Pharmacology for Nursing Practice Medication Teaching Plan Guidelines

One Page Paper (15
points/15%)

15 points

12 points

11 points

8 points

0 points

Required criteria

1. Describes
intended use of brochure (focus on nurses for literacy level)

2. Includes:

Includes no fewer than 6
requirements for section.

Includes no fewer than 5
requirements for section.

Includes no fewer than 4
requirements for section.

Includes
1-3 criteria for section.

No requirements for this
section present.

o Name o Date o Class o Reference
page

    3. Describe how brochure information
would be           revised if intended
brochure audience had a low
health literacy level.

APA Format (5 points/5%)

5 points

2 points

0 points

Required criteria

Includes no more than 3 unique errors with APA format
(current ed.)

At least
two (2) scholarly, primary sources from the last 5 years, excluding the
textbook, are provided

Includes 2
requirements for section.

Includes 1 requirement for
section.

No requirements for this
section present.

Writing Mechanics (5 points/5%)

5 points

4 points

2 points

0 points

1. 2.

Required criteria

Clearly written

Includes no more than
three unique errors of grammar

Includes no more than three unique errors in writing
mechanics

Paper is
1 page, excluding title and reference pages

Includes
no fewer than 4 requirements for section.

Includes no fewer than 3 requirements
for section.

Includes 1-2 requirements
for section.

No requirements for this
section present.

Total Points Possible = 100 points

NR293 Pharmacology for Nursing Practice Medication Teaching Plan Guidelines Purpose The purpose of this assignment is for the student to synthesize pharmacological knowledge (i.e., core drug knowledge, core patient variables

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Purpose

Total points possible: 100 points

Preparing the assignment