By Day 7 of Week 1Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:The Assignment (case) for week one is listed below.A friend calls and asks you to prescribe a medication for her. You have this autonomy, but you don’t have your friend’s medical history. You write the prescription anyway.Explain the ethical and legal implications of the scenario you selected on all stakeholders involved, such as the prescriber, pharmacist, patient, and patient’s family.Describe strategies to address disclosure and nondisclosure as identified in the scenario you selected. Be sure to reference laws specific to your state.Explain two strategies that you, as an advanced practice nurse, would use to guide your decision making in this scenario, including whether you would disclose your error. Be sure to justify your explanation.Explain the process of writing prescriptions, including strategies to minimize medication errors.To PrepareReview the Resources for this module and consider the legal and ethical implications of prescribing prescription drugs, disclosure, and nondisclosure.Review the scenario assigned by your Instructor for this Assignment.Search specific laws and standards for prescribing prescription drugs and for addressing medication errors for your state or region, and reflect on these as you review the scenario assigned by your Instructor.Consider the ethical and legal implications of the scenario for all stakeholders involved, such as the prescriber, pharmacist, patient, and patient’s family.Think about two strategies that you, as an advanced practice nurse, would use to guide your ethically and legally responsible decision-making in this scenario, including whether you would disclose any medication errors

Dis 1Topic 1  Baylie needs to learn medical terminology because she wants a career in the medical field. What study habits would help Baylie accomplish this task?Topic 2  A support group could help empower Baylie to accomplish her goals. What people would you suggest for this group and why?Topic 3  How can this textbook and other resource materials help her, and you, learn medical terminology?Topic 4  Discuss strategies that the instructor could use and has already used to help Baylie improve her terminology skills?ESSAY MEDIA LINKhttp://www.medlineplus.gov/http://www.healthfinder.gov/http://en.wikipedia.org/After visiting the Media Links for this chapter, complete this assignment by writing a 2 to 3 paragraph essay about something you learned from one or more of the web sites. Enter the essay in the submission box and submit it.You will be expected to visit each of these web sites, choose one or all of them to write an essay about the information in the websites.DIS 2Topic 1 Identify and Discuss the examples of the potential disease transmission methods that are included in Dave’s story, and describe what should have been done to eliminate these risks.Topic 2 Describe how bloodborne, airborne, and food-borne diseases are transmitted and give an example of each type of transmission.Topic 3 Discuss what might happen in a school if a cafeteria worker has a food-borne disease and after a trip to the lavatory did not wash his or her hands. Instead the worker went right back to work without putting on gloves– preparing salads and putting out fresh fruit for lunch.Topic 4  When treating a bloody wound, the caregiver is required to wear protective gloves. Discuss the possible reasons for this. Is this step taken to protect the patient from diseases on the caregiver’s hands? Is this step required to protect the caregiver from a bloodborne disease that the patient might have?ESSAYAfter visiting the Media Links for this chapter, complete this assignment by writing a 2 to 3 paragraph essay about something you learned from one or more of the web sites. Enter the essay in the submission box and submit it.You will be expected to visit each of these web sites, choose one or all of them to write an essay about the information in the websites.http://www.cdc.gov/http://www.innerbody.com/http://www.ndss.org/

In a Word document, develop your own career mapping concept map (which highlights your own stages of progression). Your concept map should include and identify future stages of your nursing career progression, as well.Be sure to address the following in your concept map:Educational statusTrainingExperience present and futureWork settingNursing level of practiceAssociationsCertificationsCommunity activitiesMentoringCertifications

MEDICAL MYSTERY FOR CHAPTER 2: MaddyHer mother noticed that Maddy was not eating well and seemed to be sick more often than her brothers. She had more than her share of respiratory infections, and despite all the antibiotics, these conditions persisted. Maddy’s mother noticed that her stools sometimes smelled bad, but their general practitioner said that this was probably due to a change in her diet. Despite regular visits to the doctor, Maddy’s chest was always congested. Recently, the doctor found some polyps in her nose and said that Maddy had developed an allergy that was the most likely reason for all her symptoms. Her mother was not satisfied and became worried because Maddy was not gaining weight and was very lethargic. Even during simple play with her brothers, she was always out of breath. Finally, Maddy’s mother decided to seek out a pediatric specialist.THE EVALUATIONWhen I saw Maddy at our outpatient clinic at the children’s hospital, I noticed that she was underweight and looked ill. She also appeared dehydrated, so I decided to admit her for inpatient care. Her mother said that Maddy was the only sickly child in the family and that there was nothing unusual in their family history. A chest x-ray revealed that Maddy has had recurrent lung infections, so I ordered additional x-rays of her thoracic cavity. I decided to also evaluate the amount of salt in the sweat on Maddy’s skin. While I waited for these results, I also decided to do some genetic tests on a sample of Maddy’s blood. When these test results came back, I asked that the other children in the family be evaluated using the sweat test. Their results did not reveal unusually high levels of salt.THE DIAGNOSISI had the difficult task of telling Maddy’s mother that her daughter has cystic fibrosis (CF). An inherited condition, CF affects the cells that produce mucus, sweat, saliva, and digestive juices. Normally, these secretions are thin and slippery, but in CF, a defective gene causes the secretions to be thick and sticky. Instead of acting as a lubricant, the secretions plug up tubes, ducts, and passageways, especially in the pancreas and lungs. Difficulty in breathing is the most common presentation, along with excess salt in the sweat and foul-smelling, greasy stools.Both of Maddy’s parents turned out to be carriers of the CF gene. Because the gene is recessive, it can only produce the disease if a child receives the gene from each parent. Maddy was unlucky enough to have this happen.THE TREATMENTAlthough CF shortens the life span of those it affects, early diagnosis and a comprehensive treatment plan can improve both survival rate and quality of life. I told Maddy’s mother that her daughter would need antibiotics for her lung infections and physical therapy to help her cough up the thick secretions. In addition, I prescribed some medications that would make her breathing easier. I recommended that the mother give Maddy special enzymes to allow her to absorb food better, and encouraged her to give Maddy a high-calorie diet. I told her that Maddy must be regularly seen in the CF clinic and that other treatment options would be discussed in due time.CASE CLOSEDWhen I saw Maddy again 6 months later, both she and her mother were still learning to live with her condition and with her daily medical regimen. Maddy continues to be small for her age, but is not shy about expressing her opinions. Her older brothers have become very protective of their little sister now that they realize how vulnerable she is to lung infections. Although only about half of those diagnosed with CF as infants or young children live beyond their late twenties, this percentage is rising as an increasing number of patients survive into adult life. It is possible that in the future, she will be a candidate for a lung transplantation, which might extend her life considerably.Discussion QuestionsCystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder. What does this mean?Can you name two other genetic disorders?The doctor requested x-rays of Maddy’s thoracic cavity. What is this?The CF gene is recessive. What does this mean?