Week 9 – Assignment 2
Assignment 2: Evidence-Based Pharmacology Paper
The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity
for you to review an area of interest and apply the concepts you have learned
in this course to a patient situation. In clinical decision making, you must
combine knowledge and evidence to make a good decision. Using critical thinking
and reading skills, you will meet multiple objectives for this assignment.
Criteria
Synthesize relevant information, including research related
to the diagnosis and treatment of the selected disorder.
Recognize the assumptions inherent in the current literature
and identify any unstated or missing information.
Develop and justify various approaches to the stated
problem, including nonpharmacological and pharmacological treatment.
Clearly articulate at least two approaches to the treatment
of the condition.
Defend the choice of the treatment option. This must include
a reflection on the availability of peer-reviewed information and your analysis
of the credibility of that information.
Create a plan for follow-up and referral if needed.
The following are examples of disease states that you might
want to study. These are just examples. You can select whatever area is of
interest to you.
Asthma
Chronic Obstructive Pulmunory Disease (COPD)
Hypertension
Diabetes Mellitus Type II
Major Depression
Migraine Headaches
Pneumonia
Tuberculosis
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Hyperlipidemia
Submit your answers in a Microsoft Word document of 10–15
pages. Include peer-reviewed references in APA format. Be sure to review the
directions and grading criteria to assure that you will cover the content well.
Name your document as
SU_NSG6005_W9_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
Submit your documents to the W9 Assignment 2 Dropbox by
Wednesday, September 27, 2017.
