Share with the class the name of your disease process assigned to you by your faculty this week. Tell us if this is a disease that you have encountered in caring for patients in your own nursing pract ice. Feel free to share a practice exemplar. If this is a completely new disease that you will lea...
Week 1: Introductions (not graded but required)
Post a written response in the discussion forum to EACH question. This assignment DOES
NOT require citation or references.
1. Introduce yourself to your instructor and the rest of the class.
2. Tell us about yourself and your personal interests.
3. Why did you choose to be a Nurse Practitioner?
4. What are your feelings about prescribing medications in your new role?
Week 1: Pharmacogenomics Discussion Post (Original Post
due Wednesday, Peer Response due Sunday)
In your initial post, respond to the following scenario (Hint: use the pharmgkb website to guide your
responses):
1. Before initiating abacavir, an anti-retroviral, for a newly diagnosed HIV positive patient the
nurse practitioner orders HLA-B*5701 allele genetic testing. The test confirms that the patient carries
the HLA-B*5701 allele.
a. Describe what these results mean.
b. Should the nurse practitioner prescribe abacavir in this case? If not, state why.
2. A patient is prescribed antiplatelet therapy (clopidogrel) following an acute myocardial
infarction (MI). Six months later, the patient suffers another acute MI. The patient has been adherent
to therapy and the nurse practitioner suspects that clopidrogel may have been ineffective. How
might genetic testing have been beneficial in this case?
3. Identify 2 limitations of pharmacogenomics testing. Explain.
4. Identify 2 ethical concerns of using pharmacogenomics testing. Explain.
Week 2: State Specific Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled
Substances
Preparing the Paper: 50 Points
1. The State Specific Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled Substances paper is worth 50
points and will be graded on the quality of the content, use of citations, use of Standard English
grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as
summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric.
2. Submit the paper as a Microsoft Word Document, which is the required format at Chamberlain
University. You are encouraged to use the APA Academic Writer when creating your assignment.
3. Follow the directions below and the grading criteria located in the rubric closely. Any questions
about this paper may be posted under the Q & A Forum or emailed to your faculty.
4. The length of the paper should be 2-4 pages, excluding title page and reference page(s). The
title and reference pages should be in APA format.
5. Sources should be obtained directly from the state's regulatory organization(s) and must be
cited appropriately.
6. It is recommended that you keep a copy of this paper to provide to potential employers or your
Board of Nursing in order to demonstrate your knowledge of your state laws.
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, Requirements:
I. Guidelines and recommendations for your state:
In response to the opioid epidemic, individual states have developed and adopted voluntary
guidelines or recommendations for the treatment of acute and chronic non-cancer pain. Based on
research done on the state where you will practice clinically, include the following:
1. Provide the name of your practicing state's organization, group or task force that created
guidelines or recommendations for pain management therapies and education.
2. Briefly describe an overview of its development and include a web address where this
information can be found. If your state does not have guidelines, discuss a federal guideline. (Note:
you may need to contact your state's board of nursing, pharmacy or medicine if you cannot locate it
on your own).
3. Some states have multiple organizations or initiatives (ex: Ohio) in place to combat the opioid
epidemic and advocate for safer opioid prescribing. Discuss whether or not your state has other
resources, groups or organizations where prescribers can reference best practices for pain
management treatment. If applicable, provide a brief overview of the group's recommendations or
initiatives. If your state does not have another state-specific resource, discuss the guidelines
published by the American Pain Society.
II. State specific laws on controlled substance prescribing
for the nurse practitioner:
Research your state laws on advanced practice nurses' authority to prescribe controlled substances.
Based on research done on the state where you will practice clinically, include the following:
1. Identify the law, rule, code or statute that describes the advanced practice nurse's authority to
prescribe controlled substances in your state.
2. Discuss the provisions of the law, rule, code or statute with regard to the following:
o Conditions or limits on prescribing schedule I-V controlled substances.
o Requirements (if any) in documentation for treating acute and chronic pain.
o Are there specific requirements for advanced practice nurses to reference the state's
prescription drug monitoring database before prescribing a controlled substance? If so, what are
they?
III. State Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP):
Research your state's PDMP* and provide the following information:
1. Name of the state's program.
2. Website for the state PMDP.
3. Discuss the registration requirements and process.
4. Discuss the standards and procedures for the access and review of database information.
ASSIGNMENT CONTENT
Category Points % Description
State specific 15 30 The student:
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