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Assignment: Pharmacotherapy
As you read and complete your coursework on pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics, connect what you are learning to a current or recent article that relates to one of the week's topics.
Search for a recent professional journal article or an article from a professional website in one of the following areas:
1) Pharmacotherapeutics
2) Pharmacokinetics
3) Pharmacodynamics
Use public, professional, or academic sources to locate articles on your chosen topic. Sources include:
1) Search tools from the University Library:
2) ClinicalKey
3) UpToDate
4) MEDLINE Complete
5) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Consider how this information relates to your role as an advanced practice nurse. In your response:
A. Define pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics.
B. Based on the article you have selected, describe a disease process in which the concepts defined above can be applied.
C. Identify 3 key points you would like to share with the class. Consider any ethical, legal, cultural, or social implications of research that is relevant to clinical practice.