Pharmacology NUR 204
During this semester, you are
required to submit one writing assignment for this course. This assignment should
be between 5-7 pages. In order to get the best grade on your paper, please use
full sentences, and correct grammar and spelling. Please use APA format for the
papers’ structure, citations and references. You may use as many references
as you like, but AT Least THREE must be a scholarly journal article published
within the last 5 years.
This assignment is DUE Monday April 1 BY 12:30 pm.
PLEASE SUBMIT PAPERS THROUGH SAFEASSIGN ON THE NUR 204 BLACKBOARD SITE. No
paper will be accepted after the due date and time. This assignment is worth
10% of your course grade.
Up to 10 points MAY BE deducted from the grade for
errors in spelling, grammar, syntax or APA formatting!
This assignment addresses the following learning
outcomes for this course:
1.
States the importance of utilizing professional standards of nursing
practice when administering medications, and recognizes the nurse’s
accountability for the outcome of practice.
(Professionalism)
2. Analyzes various professional practice and
systems-based mechanisms to prevent medication errors. (Systems-Based
Practice)
3. Describes the mechanism of action,
expected therapeutic effects, and indications for the medication(s) used in
patients with various medical conditions. (Evidence
Based Practice)
4. Demonstrates understanding of how nursing
contributes to systems of care and processes that affect outcomes. (Quality
Improvement)
5. Describes appropriate teaching for
patients/significant others regarding medication administration, expected
effects, side effects, and adverse effects necessitating notification of the
prescriber. (Communication)
For your paper
topic, please choose ONE of the following:
Term Paper Topic. #
Nurse convicted of criminally
negligent homicide and abuse of an impaired adult following a medication error,
loses her license, and is sentenced to 3 years of supervised probation.
Please review the following
article: https://nurse.org/articles/nurse-radonda-vaught-trial/
and answer the following questions:
1. Did
the nurse follow protocol?
2. What
are the implications of a case such as this?
3. Is
there any current legislation or nurse practice that support or refute the
outcome of the case?
4. What
is your thoughts on the outcome of this case? Was it just?
note: please wtite with introduction