Hormone therapy

Hormone therapy Order Description   Consider the following scenario and write a 1-page paper including the points below: As an advanced practice nurse at a community health clinic, you often treat female (and sometimes male patients) with hormone deficiencies. One of your patients requests that you prescribe supplemental hormones. This poses the questions: How will you determine what kind of treatment to suggest? What patient factors should you consider? Are supplemental hormones the best option for the patient, or would they benefit from alternative treatments? Write a 1-page paper with 3 references including the following: • a description of the strengths and limitations of hormone replacement therapy. • Based on these strengths and limitations, explain why you would or why you would not support hormone replacement therapy. • Explain whether you would prescribe supplemental hormones or recommend alternative treatments to patients with hormone deficiencies and why. Class Resources: • Arcangelo, V. P., Peterson, A. M., Wilbur, V., & Reinhold, J. A. (Eds.). (2017). Pharmacotherapeutics for advanced practice: A practical approach (4th ed.). Ambler, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (chapters 8, 12, 14, 32, 35,49) https://www.academia.edu/17991062/Pharmacotherapeutics_for_Advanced_Practice • Drugs.com. (2012). Retrieved From: https://www.drugs.com • Holloway, D. (2010). Clinical update on hormone replacement therapy. British Journal of Nursing, 19(8), 496–504 • Mäkinen, J. I., & Huhtaniemi, I. (2011). Androgen replacement therapy in late-onset hypogonadism: Current concepts and controversies—A mini-review. Gerontology, 57 (3), 193–202. • Scott, S. A. (2011). Personalizing medicine with clinical pharmacogenetics. Genetics in Medicine, 13(12), 987-995. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3290900/ • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. (2014). The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Section 2. Recommendations for Adults. Retrieved from https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/guide/section2.html