NSG 6340 Week 3 Discussion Question
NSG 6340 Week 3 Discussion Question
Select a
patient from your clinical practicum (be sure to delete any identifying
information) who is over the age of 65 and taking 5 or more medications. Write a review of the patient’s
pharmacotherapy plan identifying pharmacotherapy problems by applying
principles of geriatric prescribing and the Beers criteria to your
patient. Identify a plan to manage the
patient’s disease profile that follows the Beers criteria and principles of
geriatric prescribing.
To support your work, use your course and text
readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all
assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the
citations in APA format. Patient or lay
person medical information portals such as webMD, Medscape, Mayo Clinic, or any
disease foundations such as the arthritis foundation, or the diabetic.
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