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The case study essay is a 500-700 word teaching plan for Mr. Joseph. You must use the Case Study information provided.
Select two new discharge medications for teaching. The discharge medications are listed in the Case Study. Your focus on teaching is the medication NOT his new diagnosis.
Be sure to include considerations for nutrition, age, and activity level.
You are required to include one reference with a citation.
You must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph, a title page, and a reference page.
Mr. Joseph is a 68-year-old male hospitalized for shortness of breath and chest pain. He was referred to the hospital by his primary care physician with complaints of shortness of breath climbing the stairs in his home and chest pain and fatigue after walking 2 blocks. Mr. Joseph also reports syncopal episodes after exertion.
Mr. Joseph is married and has two grown children. He enjoys walking his dog, gardening, and woodworking in his home woodshop. He enjoys gardening and reports he eats most of the vegetables he grows and is learning make “healthy” smoothies for his breakfast with kale and other greens. Mr. Joseph is a retired carpenter and volunteers his time making ramps for hospice patient’s homes. He lives in a private home with one flight of stairs to the bedrooms.
Mr. Joseph is a non-smoker and enjoys a cold beer after gardening twice a week.
Height: 5’10”
Weight #210 LBS
Blood Pressure 150/68
Pulse 64 irregular
Respirations 16
Temperature 98.6 F
Past Medical History: Hyperlipidemia
Home medications – Lipitor (Atorvastatin) 40 mg daily at bedtime
Ibuprofen 600 mg PRN pain
Colace (Docusate) 100 mg PRN constipation
Diagnosis: Aortic Stenosis
Treatment Plan: Mr. Joseph had a surgical consult and an elective surgery for aortic valve repair is scheduled in 4 weeks.
Discharge Medications
Digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.125 mg PO daily
Diltiazem (Cardizem) 30 mg PO two times per day
Amiodarone HcL (Cardarone) 200 mg PO daily
Warfarin sodium (Coumadin) 5 mg po daily
question 2
Discuss significant drug legislation at the state and federal level that influences drug standards today.
The initial discussion posting should be concise, yet comprehensive, a minimum of 250 words and should evidence a thorough review of the literature by synthesizing information, but NOT describing each source in detail. In other words learn to read a journal article and paraphrase concisely what you have learned from that journal. The initial response should be based on peer reviewed scholarly journals and textbooks, not websites such as Wikipedia, Google, etc. The initial response should provide 2 APA formatted scholarly journal references with matching citations.