Promoting Medication Safety Week 8<\/p>\n
Background: Maya Steele, a client from the virtual experience, has multiple chronic health issues and has recently returned to her home. During the home visit, the community health\/public health nurse observed that Maya is high risk for making a medication error. Maya had a difficult time telling the nurse what each of her medications was for, and was unsure about the timing of some of the medications. As the nurse, you decide to create a customized \u201cpill reminder card\u201d to help Maya keep track of her medications and to address any potential low health literacy concerns and her concerns about her somewhat decreased vision.<\/p>\n
\u25cb Maya\u2019s chronic medical issues include: hypertension, hyperlipidemia, Type II Diabetes Mellitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), osteoporosis, allergic rhinitis, open-angle glaucoma, mild anxiety.<\/p>\n
\u25cb Maya\u2019s Medications:<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Atenolol 100mg tab; one p.o. daily<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Hydrochlorothiazide 25mg tab; one and a half tabs p.o. daily<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Atorvastatin 40mg tab; one p.o. daily<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Metformin 500mg tab; one p.o. twice daily with food<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Lansoprazole 30mg capsule; one p.o. daily<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Clonazepam 1mg tablet; \u00bd-1 tablet p.o. twice daily as needed for anxiety<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Timolol 0.5% ophthalmic solution; 1 gtt each eye BID<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Fluticasone nasal spray; one spray in each nostril BID<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Alendronate 70mg tab; one p.o. once per week; 30 minutes before first food\/other meds; remain upright x 30 minutes<\/p>\n
\u25cf Instructions:<\/p>\n
\u25cb Students should create a customized, electronic document that will serve as a Pill Reminder Card for Maya.<\/p>\n
\u25cb Students should include the name of each medicine, the dose, important information in easy to understand terms (recalling Maya\u2019s low health literacy), use easily understandable graphics\/clip art for time of day such as morning or bedtime, include a picture of the pill\/product such as shape\/size, and pictures that help Maya remember what the pill is for (such as an eye for the glaucoma medication). Students should use actual medication pictures in the document and select clip art that is appropriate. Neatness and clarity of the Pill Reminder Card is essential.<\/p>\n
\u25a0 An example of a pill card can be accessed via \u201cHow to Create a Pill Card\u201d at https:\/\/www.ahrq.gov\/patients-consumers\/diagnosis-treatment\/treatments\/pillcard\/index.html#Creating<\/p>\n
\u25a0 It\u2019s recommended that the student conduct an Internet search to find a website that presents actual pill images (such as WebMD\u2019s Pill Identification Tool: http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/pill-identification\/default.htm). The student will need to copy\/save the image and potentially resize it so that it fits in the pill reminder card.<\/p>\n
\u25cb Students should upload the Pill Reminder Card (electronic version) to the DROP BOX.<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Note: The drawing tools in MS Word are sufficient to complete this assignment; purchase of drawing software is not required.<\/p>\n
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Week 8: Promoting Medication Safety<\/p>\n
Week 8: Promoting Medication Safety<\/p>\n
Maya Steele, a virtual experience client, has many chronic health concerns and has recently returned to her home. The community health\/public health nurse saw during the home visit that Maya is at high risk of making a medication error. Maya struggled to explain to the nurse what each of her prescriptions was for, and she was confused about the timing of some of them. As the nurse, you decide to design a personalized “pill reminder card” to assist Maya in keeping track of her meds and to address any potential low health literacy concerns as well as her concerns about her somewhat impaired vision.<\/p>\n
Maya has a number of chronic medical conditions, including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and Type II Diabetes Mellitus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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