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)
CO4: Examine the professional nursing roles of care manager, educator, researcher, and advocate in relation to pharmacologic therapy and within the framework of a diverse population of individuals, families, and communities. (POs 6 and 7)
Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions.
1. All Medication Concept Maps must be handwritten. Concept map template is on page 4 of this guideline.
• Typed Medication Concept Maps will not be accepted.
2. Complete one Medication Concept Map for the selected drug classes (faculty will pick class of medication based on personalized learning platform (PLP) opportunities for improvement from completed PLP concepts).
3. Include the following sections for each Medication Concept Map. (50 points/100%)
• Medication – Medication Type
• Category Class – Drug class
• Expected Pharmacological Mechanism of Action
• Therapeutic Uses
• Contraindications
• Medication Administration
• Complications
• Nursing Interventions
• Interactions
• Client Education
• Evaluation of Medication Effectiveness
• Handwritten information is legible with fewer than three unique errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and/or spelling are present.