Advanced Pharmacology

Case Study as a Nurse Practitioner
A 79-year-old woman who is brought in by her daughter. Her daughter is very concerned because the patient has become weak and has fallen down twice over the last two days. She is taking a calcium channel blocker for a cardiac condition.

What are your concerns regarding her diet? Focus your discussion on possible drug/food interactions.

Discuss pathophysiology of the disease or physiology of the organism that the drug(s) are addressing.

Rationales for using the specified drug(s), emphasize the APRN (Advanced Practice Register Nurse) role in the assessment, diagnosis, and pharmacological interventions of clients.

Indications, contraindications of the drug(s) List the prices of three drugs to treat the selected problem from two different pharmacies.

Describe in detail the instructions the patient should receive for the selected drug(s). Write this at a fifth-grade level.

***At least 3 references from scholarly journals must be used**