Advanced Pharmacology

Short term treatment options for asthma in a child include oral corticosteroids, which are often used to gain prompt control of poorly controlled persistent asthma, or when starting long-term therapy.  It is used for short-term (3-10 days) “burst”, broad anti-inflammatory effects.  Long-term control medications include corticosteroids to block late-phase reaction to allergen, reduce airway hyper responsiveness, and inhibit inflammatory cell migration and activation. They are the most potent and effective anti-inflammatory medication currently available. Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are used in the long-term control of asthma. Short courses of oral systemic corticosteroids are often used to gain prompt control of the disease when initiating long-term therapy; long-term oral systemic corticosteroid is used for severe persistent asthma.

Patient education includes teaching parent how to identify triggers, consider a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter in the bedroom or on the furnace.  Although these interventions may reduce pet allergen levels some, they are much less effective than finding the pet a new home. Control cockroaches.  Respiratory infections should be treated very quickly when you have asthma, as infections are a common trigger for asthma exacerbations. Preventing illness is a priority and frequent hand washing and keeping immunizations up to date are critical. Compliance with the medication regime will not only help control symptoms but will also keep the asthma more manageable overall.

References

Banjari, M., Kano, Y., Almadani, S.T. (2018). The relation between asthma control and quality of life in children. International Journal of Pediatrics, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/6517329

brahim, N. K., Alhainiah, M., & Felmban, O. (2019). Quality of Life of asthmatic children and their caregivers. Journal of Medical Sciences, 35(2), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.2.686

Module Four Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric Currency Derivatives

Overview: For this assignment, you will write a short paper about the differences and similarities between the types of currency derivatives. In addition, you will apply the knowledge of currency derivatives and the rationale for each in a recommendation for your final project MNC.

Prompt: To complete this assignment, read the required resources for Module Four.

 Discuss the differences and similarities between the different types of currency derivatives and how you would use the ones discussed in this module.

 Make a currency derivative recommendation for your final project MNC, and discuss how this would benefit the MNC.

 Provide examples from the module resources and previous learning.

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Submit this assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. The submission should be 2 to 3 paragraphs in length.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Critical Thinking and Reflection

Discusses the differences and similarities between currency derivatives with keen insight, and recommendation for MNC shows in-depth knowledge of principles

Discusses the differences and similarities between currency derivatives, and provides a recommendation for the MNC

Discusses the differences and similarities between currency derivatives and supports claims with somewhat relevant previous learning or logical thought process

Does not discuss any comparison between currency derivatives or make a recommendation

25

Integration and Application

Shows excellent depth of knowledge on the differences and similarities between currency derivatives, and suggestion exhibits careful consideration of the topic

Shows good depth of knowledge on the differences and similarities between currency derivatives and demonstrates that the student has read the resources

Shows limited depth of knowledge, indicating the student may have reviewed the materials but needs to explore further

Does not address the prompt and reflects that the student has not read the course materials

25

Voice Written in a style that is appealing and appropriate, and a consistent voice is evident throughout

Written in a style that is generally appropriate, and an attempt is made to use a consistent voice

Written in a style that considers appropriate style, but the author’s voice is not consistent and is difficult to identify

Does not attempt to use a style that considers appropriate tone, and there is no evidence of author voice

25

Writing Free of errors in organization and grammar

Mostly free of errors of organization and grammar; errors are marginal and rarely interrupt the flow

Contains errors of organization and grammar, but errors are limited enough so that assignment can be understood

Contains errors of organization and grammar making the assignment difficult to understand

25

Total 100%

Course Project Milestone 3 PowerPoint or Poster Guidelines

Updated 11/2019

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate the skills of the professional nurse as an educator. You are to prepare a patient scenario based on the required assigned topic. You will choose an already developed and reliable mHealth app to use in the education of your patient.

Based on your accepted Milestone 1 assignment, use the information to identify teaching areas to improve patient outcomes and ways to evaluate the success of the patient’s use of the mHealth app. You will include both the citations and references in APA format.

You will develop the Patient Education Technology Guide using Microsoft PowerPoint OR a Poster in Microsoft Office format. You must use either a PowerPoint presentation or the Poster template provided, depending on which option you choose. Only complete one assignment: PowerPoint or Poster.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes.

CO1: Describe patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population. (PO1)

CO5: Identify patient care technologies, information systems, and communication devices that support safe nursing practice. (PO5)

Points

The entire project is worth 600 points. Milestone 3 is worth 225 points of this total.

Required Assigned Topic

Required Assigned Topic for the focus of your paper.

• Person with Asthma OR breathing issues. Note: You will use the same scenario you developed and same mHealth app you identified in Week 2.

Directions

• Select a Microsoft PowerPoint OR a Poster presentation for this assignment. See the Guidelines below for each of the options.
• You are required to complete this assignment using the productivity tools required by Chamberlain University, which is Microsoft Office 2013 (or later version), or Windows and Office 2011 (or later version) for MAC. You must save the file in the “.pptx” format. A later version of the productivity tool includes Office 365, which is available to Chamberlain students for FREE by downloading from the student portal at http://my.chamberlain.edu (Links to an external site.)

PowerPoint Assignment Guidelines

• You are required to cite your source(s) as it relates to your application slide. Other citations are permitted, but this is not a requirement for the assignment.
• Title slide (first slide): Include a title slide with your name and the title of the presentation.
• Scenario Slide (one slide): This slide should include the approved patient scenario from Milestone 1 and 2. You will use the approved patient scenario and include a disease process, diagnosis, OR identify a patient with a desire to maintain good health and prevent illness and who would benefit from an already developed and reliable mHealth app. Include the nurse’s assessment of learning needs and readiness to learn.
• mHealth application slide (one slide): Identify a developed and reliable mHealth app that could benefit the patient. Describe the app, including the following.
  • Name of app
  • Purpose of app
  • Intended audience
  • Mobile device(s) upon which the app will operate
  • Where to download or obtain it (include a working link if it is to be downloaded from a website)
  • Any other information you believe would be pertinent to this situation
  • Be sure to cite all sources you use.
• Teaching slide(s) (one to three slides): Prepare slides that contain important points about the app that you want to teach to the patient, such as how to use the app safely and effectively (including how to interpret and act on the information that is provided).
• Evaluation slide(s) (one to three slides): Describe how you would determine the success of the patient’s use of this app. For example, include ways to evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching plan that are a good fit for the type of app and focus on specific ways that this app benefits the patient’s health and wellness.
• References (last slide): List any references for sources that were used and cited in the presentation.
• Number of PowerPoint slides: 6-10 slides total

Writing and design: There should be no spelling or grammatical errors. Writing is concise and clear. Avoid words that the patient may not understand. Slides are visually appealing, incorporating graphics, photographs, colors, and themes.

Review the section on Academic Integrity Policy found in the RNBSN Policies. All work must be original (in your own words) unless properly cited.

Best Practices in Preparing PowerPoint Slideshows

• Be creative but realistic.
• Incorporate graphics, color, themes, or photographs to increase interest.
• Make each slide easy to read with short bullet points and large font. You may use speaker notes for full sentences.
• Review directions thoroughly.
• Cite all sources within the slides with (author, year), as well as on the reference slide.
• Proofread prior to final submission.
• Check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final submission.
• Abide by the Chamberlain academic integrity policy.
• Tutorial: For those not familiar with the development of a PowerPoint slideshow, the following link to the Microsoft website may be helpful. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/training-FX101782702.aspx. (Links to an external site.) The Chamberlain Student Success Strategies (SSPRNBSN) offers a module on Computer Literacy that contains a section on PowerPoint. SSPRNBSN is a course tile on your dashboard.

Poster Assignment Guidelines

• Download and use the Poster Template (Links to an external site  This should only be one page.
• Complete all boxes on the template.

Best practice for Poster Presentations

• Be creative but realistic.
• Incorporate graphics, color, themes, or photographs to increase interest.
• Make the poster easy to read with short bullet points and appropriate sized font.
• Review directions thoroughly.
• Cite all sources with (author, year) and reference.
• Proofread prior to final submission.

Overview

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a psychopharmacologist versus also integrating psychotherapy in your practice?
• How do you envision the role of psychotherapy in your future practice?
• What does it look like in your community and state-levels for PMHNPs in practice (i.e., psychopharmacological management and psychotherapy)?
• Is this different from what you envision your practice to look like?
• What does the literature say (i.e., support for or lack of evidence) for integration of therapy and prescribing by the same clinician (APRN or MD)?”

Instructions

1. Carefully read the questions presented.
2. Reflect on the assigned materials from this week and consider experiences from your own practice.
3. Conduct research to support your ideas.
4. Fully answer each of the questions. It should a brief one to three pages in APA format (excluding title and reference pages) with a minimum of three peer-reviewed references with proper grammar, punctuation and spelling.
5. Post your paper to this assignment by Day 7.

Organizations that fail to innovate find themselves in a situation where they have to restructure themselves to stay afloat.

Choose 1 of the companies listed below. Use the provided articles to support your understanding of the company’s situation.

Blockbuster
View Article(s)Circuit City
View Article(s)Toys R Us
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Based on your chosen company, discuss how reorganization of its business structure would or would not have helped them meet new market challenges. In your response, address the following:

• Specify at least 2 reasons why you think reorganizing was or was not necessary, and provide an explanation for each reason.
• Suggest 2 strategies you think could have improved the company’s efforts to meet current market challenges and remain sustainable.