NR526 Advanced Pathophysiology, Health Assessment, and Pharmacology for Nurse Educators
Week 3 Discussion
Polypharmacy and the Effects of Age
Examining the case of Charles Gibson, construct and explain a concept map that describes how you would expect polypharmacy and his age to affect the pharmacokinetics of his medications. Include a discussion of pathophysiology and health assessment in your discussion.
To assist you with this discussion, please refer to the following Brainshark tutorial:
http://www.brainshark.com/devry/vu?pi=zHdzHuCUOzSZRmz0 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Note: there are several sites that provide free concept mapping software or allow you to use their software for free for 30 days. Your faculty member may also be able to discuss potential sources. If you prefer, you can draw out a concept map on pencil and paper, take a picture of it, and copy it into the discussion textbox.
