NR565 Week 4 Discussions: CPGs Related to Musculoskeletal and Rheumatologic Conditions

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COURSE:

NR-565: Advanced Pharmacology Fundamentals

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CPGs Related to Musculoskeletal and Rheumatologic Conditions

Preparing the Collaboration Café

Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the Collaboration Café. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.

General Instructions

Step 1: Identify your assigned client from the Week 4 Explore lesson. Your assignment is based on the first letter of your last name in the chart below. Review your assigned clinical application activity from the lesson. The client case link will take you to the page in the lesson where the respective case is located.  Scroll to the bottom of the page to locate the client case.

Last Name	Client From Week 4 Lesson
A – C	Rishi Agarwal
D – F	Roberta Day
G – I	Lillian Cho
J – L	Marianne Terra
M – O	Chara Gutierrez
P – R	Barbara Witten
S – U	Roland Berger
V – Z	Yuval Cohen

Step 2: Assess the client’s case, the applicable clinical practice guideline (CPG), and the prescription writing activity for that client within the lesson.

Step 3: Answer the musculoskeletal discussion prompts below with explanation and detail, providing complete references for all citations. Refer to the lesson for client information.

Step 4: Reply to peers with different assigned clients.

Include the following sections:

1. Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
   1. Describe your assigned client’s situation. Why are they presenting to the clinic? What medications are they currently taking?
   2. Assess the applicable clinical practice guideline (CPG) for your assigned client. What treatment is recommended by the CPG for your client’s situation?
   3. Discuss your personal professional assessment of the client’s situation provided in the scenario. What pharmacological treatment is necessary and why?
   4. Reflect on additional questions you have about your assigned client that may influence treatment. What else do you need to know? What follow-up assessments, labs, or conversations are required to ensure optimal health outcomes?
2. Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers by asking questions and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice:
   1. Respond to at least one peer.
   2. Respond to a second peer post.
   3. Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.

• Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.

1. Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the Collaboration Café topic (not a response to a peer), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week for CPGs Related to Musculoskeletal and Rheumatologic Conditions assignment.
2. Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic and two to student peers) on two different days during the week.

SOLUTION

Case Summary:
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