GCU NUR641E All Assignments
Week 2 Assignment
Content Lesson Presentation
Create a 7-8 slide presentation with speaker notes about a
selected disease process and drug class. The presentation should provide
content specific information on the selected disease process and drug class for
staff or students in a clinical environment.
Follow these steps:
Select a disease process and a drug class used to treat the
disease process.
Describe pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the drug
related to the pathophysiology of the disease process.
Describe the product, its intended use, side effects,
adverse reactions, and safety issues.
Identify ethnic, cultural, and genetic differences in
patients that may affect the safety or efficacy of medications.
How would you monitor the desired affect is achieved?
Be sure to include three to five references.
While APA style is not required for the body of this
assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources
should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the
APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric
prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite
NUR641E
Advanced Pathophysiology & Pharamacology for Nurse Educators
Week 3 Assignment
Acid-Base and Electrolyte Case Study
A nurse is taking care of an 85-year-old woman in a hospital
based skilled nursing facility. In report, the nurse is told the patient has
not been breathing well for the past 2 days. She has been lethargic, her skin
is warm and dry, and she has a decreased urine output. The following laboratory
findings were returned from the laboratory immediately after morning report:
Na: 147
Cl 110
K 4.0
Blood Gases:
pH 7.33
PCO2 48
HCO3 27
Po2 96
Urine:
Urine Specific Gravity 1.040
Address the following:
Identify each of the abnormal laboratory findings in the
above results. Specify how they differ from a normal range and identify what
condition each abnormality indicates.
What specific electrolyte disturbance does the patient have?
What clinical manifestations would the nurse expect to see
with this electrolyte abnormality presented above?
