Resurrection University Labs Plans of Care and Medication Discussion Objectives 1. Describe routine labs and relevance of abnormal findings. 2. Identify

Resurrection University Labs Plans of Care and Medication Discussion Objectives

1. Describe routine labs and relevance of abnormal findings.
2. Identify the MOA, indications and nursing considerations of selected medications.
3. Create a nursing care plan for a patient in acute pain.

Instructions

1. Create a table for the following 11 labs: Na, K, CL, HCO3, BUN, Cr; Hgb, Hct, WBCs, RBCs, platelets.

List normal ranges (11 pts/1 pt for ea lab)
Identify conditions and list signs and symptoms associated with abnormally high values for each lab (11 pts/1 pt for ea lab)
Identify conditions and list signs and symptoms associated with abnormally low values for each lab (11 pts/1 pt for ea lab)

2. Create a table for the following 3 labs: PT, PTT, and INR.

List normal ranges (3 pts/1 pt for each lab)
Identify drugs that affect the results of each adversely. (3 pts; 1 pt for each lab)
Identify the drug and therapeutic ranges when a patient is on anticoagulant therapy (3 pts; 1 pt for each lab)

3. List nursing interventions for a patient on anticoagulation therapy.

4. Create a table for the following 11 medications: propranolol, captopril, diltiazem, furosemide, digoxin, amiodarone, heparin, enoxaparin, warfarin, famotidine, pantoprazole.

Identify the classification and MOA of each (6.5 pts/0.5 pt for each med)
Identify the indication for each (6.5 pts/0.5 pt for each med)
Identify the side effects of each (6.5 pts/0.5 pt for each med)
Identify the nursing considerations of medication (6.5 pts/0.5 pt for each med)

5. Create a plan of care for a patient experiencing acute pain. Include the following points:

Subjective assessment of pain (4 pts)
Objective assessment of pain (4 pts)
Nursing and collaborative interventions for acute pain (4 pts)
Evaluation of pain interventions, including standards of timing (2 pts)