Pharmacological Treatments

Description

Once you have selected a disease or health condition, create a PowerPoint presentation you could use in your lunch and learn session, including the following: Identify the disease or health condition you have chosen, along with the areas where nurses are likely to see it. (Do this in the agenda slide or next slide after the agenda.) Identify the three drugs used most often in the treatment of the disease or health condition. Explain the types of actions, side effects, indications, and contraindications that could be expected from the pharmacological treatment. Describe the treatment regime most often prescribed for the disease or health condition. This should include pharmacology but not be limited to pharmacology. Explain how the treatment regime (including pharmacology) may impact a client’s lifestyle. Consider things such as finances, ease or complexity of administration, instructions (frequency, duration), et cetera. Describe how a nurse should monitor a client being treated for the disease or health condition in order to obtain a quality patient outcome. Explain any controversies associated with the drugs used in the treatment. For example, is there a black box warning with any of the drugs? Use the notes section of each slide to expand your points or draft your mock oral presentation (or both) and reference your resources. Use at least 3 peer-reviewed or professional resources to support your work in this assessment.