The purpose of this assignment is to understand the principles of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics and how they affect the delivery of prescription and non-prescription pharmacologic care.
Students will provide the best complete answer to each of the following questions:
Define the principles of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics in the delivery of pharmacological care.
Discuss the importance of the pharmacokinetic processes of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion during the administration of medications.
Explain the importance of identifying the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics principles in the use of alternative, nutritional, and complementary medications.
To maximize beneficial responses and minimize harm, discuss how drug therapy must be adjusted to account for sources of individual variation; i.e. size, genetic factors, co-morbid conditions, etc.
Define the nurse’s role and legal responsibilities for medication administration.
Assignment Criteria:
A rationale for your answers must be supported by evidence from at least three (3) references. One reference must be the course textbook and the other two references can either be peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles (no older than five [5] years unless a classic source) and/or credible websites.
Use of the APA Student Paper format is required. Suggested paper length is 2 to 3 pages maximum excluding the title and reference pages.
You must follow APA (7th ed.) format when writing the paper. The following Level 1 headings are required for organizing your paper:
Title of Your Paper
Introductory paragraph should be written between the title and the first Level 1 heading.
Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics
Importance of the Pharmacokinetic Processes
Drug Therapy Adjustment for Individual Variation
Nurse’s Role and Legal Responsibilities for Medication Administration
Conclusion