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NURS 6521 Week 1 Discussion: Exploring Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics NURS 6521 week 1 Discussion: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Advanced practice nurses are entrusted with the care of diverse individuals, making it imperative for them to possess a comprehensive understanding of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Rosenthal and Burchum (2018) define pharmacokinetics as the investigation of drug movement within […]
Topic: Infectious Respiratory Disorders Case Study: A 75-year-old patient of Hispanic descent arrives in an immigrant healthcare clinic with fever, chills, a sore throat, and a nonproductive cough. She speaks some English. The patient appears very ill, with dry mucous membranes, dark circles under the eyes, and pale skin. The patient appears anxious and is […]
Describing, Diagnosing, & Treatment of Skin, Eye, & Ear Disorders. Describe dermatitis, diagnostic criteria, and treatment modalities Describe the drug therapy for Conjunctivitis and Otitis Media Discuss Herpes Virus infections, patient presentation, and treatment Describe the most common primary bacterial skin infections and the treatment of choice. Submission Instructions: Your initial post should be at […]
Case Study Henry Brusca is a 68-year-old, married father of 7 who was in relatively good health until 3 weeks ago. At that time, he visited the emergency room with the complaint of “just not feeling right.” His BP on admission was 170/118, so he was admitted to the coronary care unit with the diagnosis […]
CASE STUDY: Mr. K is a 43-year-old male who has been admitted to the coronary care unit after experiencing a myocardial infarction which led to a cardiac arrest. Mr. K has maintained a healthy and active lifestyle since his myocardial infarction three years ago. Prior to his admission, Mr. K was at home running on […]
ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PART 1: DEVELOPING AN ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORK When was the last time you read Meditation XVII of John Donne’s Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions? Unless you are a student of seventeenth-century poetry, you may not be all that familiar with this piece. However, you may be much more familiar […]
Mark Ilescu is a 44-year-old client who has been diagnosed with primary hypertension. His medical history includes type 1 diabetes mellitus, with early signs of nephropathy. He had a myocardial infarction 2 years ago and has been treated with a beta-blocker, metoprolol, since that time. He has been taking hydrochlorothiazide in addition to the beta-blocker […]
CB is a 76-year-old female with a history of chronic renal disease, HTN, and peptic ulcer disease due to NSAID use. She complains of pain in both her knees in which the right is worse than the left that started five years ago. The pain is worse when walking or climbing stairs, and she describes […]
Adaptive Response in Advanced Pathophysiology Adaptive Response As an advanced practice nurse, you will examine patients presenting with a variety of disorders. You must, therefore, understand how the body normally functions so that you can identify when it is reacting to changes. Often, when changes occur in body systems, the body reacts with compensatory mechanisms. […]
A 74-year-old African American woman, Ms. Richardson, was brought to the hospital emergency room by the police. She is unkempt, dirty, and foul-smelling. She does not look at the interviewer and is apparently confused and unresponsive to most of his questions. She knows her name and address, but not the day of the month. She […]
