NR 601 Week 1 Discussion Board - Polypharmacy

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Institution Chamberlain
Contributor Chantara

Polypharmacy is a common concern, especially in the elderly.

 

  • List the definitions of polypharmacy you encounter in your assigned reading. Include an additional reference from an evidence based practice journal article or national guideline.
  • Discuss three risk factors that can lead to polypharmacy. Explain the rationale for why each listed item is a risk factor. Riskfactors are different than adverse drug reactions. ADRs can be a result of polypharmacy, and is important, but ADRs are not arisk factor.
  • Discuss three action steps that a provider can take to prevent polypharmacy.
  • Provide an example of how your clinical preceptors have addressed polypharmacy.

 

 

Instituition / Term
Term Summer 2020
Institution Chamberlain
Contributor Chantara
 

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