Discuss with the patient safety issues with the particular medication, possible side effects, adverse reactions, things the patient should avoid, how to store the medication.

Assignment Directions

Textbook; Woodrow, R., & Colbert, B., (2018). Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Occupations. Cengage Learning.

Medication from the list for the assignment is Ketorolac (Toradol)

I will do the recordings just write them out.

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Applying Pharmacology Principles

Unit Outcome(s) addressed in this Assignment:

  • Understanding the importance of patient education in regards to medication usage.
  • Communicate information pertaining to medication topic using effective oral, written, and presentation skills and appropriate terminology for intended audience.

 

Course Outcomes) assessed in this Assignment:

HS140-5: Evaluate the allied health professional’s role in patient education regarding medications.

GEL-1.3: Demonstrate college-level communication through the oral delivery of original materials in Standard English.

 

Requirements

  • For this assignment you will develop a 5 – 7 minute oral presentation to a mock patient explaining what, how, when, and why he/she is taking a medication. Include safety and storage information.
  • Choose a medication from the list below based on the alphabetical order of your last name.

Instructions

 

This presentation is to be set up as a way of providing patient education on a particular medication he/she is about to take.

 

Select a medication from the list below based upon the first letter of your last name.

 

Once you have picked a medication from the list, use credible websites to research. Create a 10 slide presentation with speaker notes and recorded audio using the following guidelines:

 

  • Title slide (1 slide)
  • Introduction slide – provide a brief summary of patient demographics (age, gender, race, etc.) include the patient’s condition and why you have chosen the medication to treat it. (1 – 2 slides)

 

  • Provide information on how you would explain to the patient: why they are going to take this medication. (1 slide)

 

  • Give an explanation of how the patient is going to take the medication (include items like medication prescription, directions to self-administer, instruction on technique if it’s an inhaler or injection, etc. (1-2 slides)

 

  • Discuss with the patient safety issues with the particular medication, possible side effects, adverse reactions, things the patient should avoid, how to store the medication. (2 slides)

 

  • Discuss with the patient how the medication works, be sure to use layman’s terms, remember you are talking to a patient. You can add pictures if need be along with text. (1-2 slides)

 

  • Conclusion – wrap up your presentation with the patient on a positive note, brief summary of the important aspects of taking the medication. (1 slide)

 

  • References (as many slides as needed)

 

REMEMBER: pretend you are talking with a patient, the more information they know the more compliant they will be, however there needs to be a good balance between information and wordiness.

 

Requirements

 

  • The presentation should be at least 10 slides.
  • Each slide should have a minimum of 2-3 sentences of speaker notes in the “Notes” area at the bottom of each the slide.
  • The speaker notes also need to be recorded as voice audio files and added to each slide as if you are presenting to an audience. Please visit the Microsoft Office tutorial on how to add audio to your slides: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Add-or-delete-audio-in-your-PowerPoint-presentation-c3b2a9fd-2547-41d9-9182-3dfaa58f1316?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US#OfficeVersion=2013,_2016
  • In accordance with GEL 1.3, the audio recordings of your speaker notes on each slide must:
    1. Use Standard English and includes a highly developed and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
    2. Be highly ordered, logical and unified.
    3. Oral delivery techniques, including word choice and oral expressiveness, display exceptional content, organization, and style, while leading the audience to a dynamic and supported conclusion.
  • Please be sure to download the file “Writing Center Resources” to assist you with meeting APA expectations on the Reference slide. Go to Content, Course Resources and then Course Documents in the classroom.

 

Submitting Your Work

Put your responses in a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. Save it in a location and with the proper naming convention: Last_First_HS315_Unit 10_Assignment.docx. Submit your work to the Unit 10 Dropbox.