Instructions
• Complete the 3 (three) questions.
• You are required to write 500 – 600 words (+/- 10%) for each one of the three questions.
• Academic essay format is required which includes an introduction and conclusion. As each question is 500 – 600 words and you must include an introduction and conclusion, a general rule of no more than 10% of the total word count should apply to these.
• APA referencing is required
Question 1
Identify a process utilised or involved with ensuring safe patient outcomes (Suggested topics below)
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You need to select at least ONE process utilised in nursing practice associated with safe administration of medications. You are required to critically explain why it is important in patient safety and how it ensures safe patient outcomes. You may explain this from the perspective of a known medication error that has occurred, how this process could have prevented this error from occurring and what circumstances led to the safety process not being followed/utilised.
Suggested Topics (but you may choose others):
• Six rights and three checks
• Medication reconciliation
• Safety aspects of the national standard medication charts
• Safe methods of checking medication administration
• Interventions to reduce interruptions during medication preparation and administration
• National recommendations for labelling of injectable medications, fluids and lines.
Question 4
Describe the differences between Schedule 2, 3, 4 and 8 drugs and give at least 1 (one) example of each. Discuss how the requirements for storage and administration, differentiate between restricted (Schedule 4) and controlled (Schedule 8) drugs.
Question 5 (Both parts are to be completed)
Many drugs are used to treat cardiovascular conditions.
a) Metoprolol belongs to the drug class called beta blockers, and is a medication is used in treatment of cardiovascular conditions e.g. hypertension or angina. Explain how this medication works in terms of the pharmacodynamics i.e. mechanism of action, receptor response, and any specific nursing considerations related to this medication (250wds).
b) Atorvastatin belongs to the drug class of lipid lowering medications used to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Discuss this statement and include the nursing considerations and monitoring of this medication (250wds).
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