Lillian is ready for discharge today and will need discharge teaching regarding her medications. The purpose of this discussion is to help students identify lifestyle considerations and tools to assist Lillian with her medication management and to help students identify risks and complications of herbal products while the patient is taking prescribed medications. This discussion post will require you to use all of the knowledge learned thus far in the class to teach Lillian to safely manage her medications at home.
The course outcomes covered in this discussion include:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Answer the following question
Lillian is scheduled for discharge today. What key information should she know about her medications?
answer the ‘Hot Flash’ question.
Hot Flash
What are the current recommendations for hormonal replacement therapy in women? Choose either a prescription or herbal treatment to discuss.
