You are working on a medical ward and are a new registered nurse to this area. You are required to administer medication to one of the patients assigned to you (which represent one of the supplied case studies below).

You are working on a medical ward and are a new registered nurse to this area. You are required to administer medication to one of the patients assigned to you (which represent one of the supplied case studies below).

You are unsure of how to give this medication and seek out the units protocol or policy for help but are unable to find one for this medication. You approach the Nurse Unit Manager who suggests you develop a drug protocol for this medication to be utilised on the ward which takes in consideration the patient when discharged.
Instructions:
1. You are to choose ONE of the following case studies below to write for your assignment.
2. The assignment consists of 2 parts (see point 3. for further information below).
Introduction
Part A: Development of a drug protocol utilising the supplied template.
Part B: Justification and Critical Discussion.
Conclusion
3. You are required to download the Template (which will form Part A of your assignment) supplied in a word document format which will allow you to directly add-in the information to each section. Any information supplied in italics on this template is to be deleted and replaced with your information. No section of this template is to be left blank. Information supplied needs to be referenced using APA format. If no information is available then N/A (indicating not applicable) is to be used. Information supplied needs to be referenced using APA format.
A minimum of 10 up-to-date references used including 5 up-to-date journal articles as well as relevant books and web sites.
4. Do not submit or convert the template to a PDF. The completed template (Part A) along with your discussion (Part B) is to be submitted as a word document.
Part A: Development of Drug Protocol
Your task for this part of this assignment is to utilise the template supplied (which contains all the headings directing the information required and develop a drug protocol that is specific for the illness or disease stated in your chosen case study. You are to only choose 1 (ONE) case study.
This means that if you choose:
Case study 1: You need to develop a drug protocol for the administration of trimethoprim for treatment of urinary tract infections.
Case study 2: You need to develop a drug protocol for the administration of salbutamol for treatment of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Case study 3: You need to develop a drug protocol for the administration of paracetamol for treatment of a fever in children (1 to 12 years).
Part B: Justification and Critical discussion (1200 words MAX)
NB: This section needs to adhere to an Academic essay format and therefore requires an introduction and conclusion. References are required to be in APA format.
Instructions:
For the first part of this section you are required to justify and critically discuss why this medication has been prescribed for treatment of your disease/illness in the case study you have chosen. This means if you choose Case study 1 you need to discuss why administration of Trimethoprim is appropriate in the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs). For example you need to critically examine literature and/or evidence available that supports the administration of trimethoprim for treatment of UTIs? What are the main causes of UTI that would suggest trimethoprim would be appropriate? You may also want to discuss whether guidelines exist and if they are appropriate in supporting current literature. Suggested word length for this section: 500-600words.
Additionally you are also required to critically discuss how applicable this protocol is in administration of this medication to your patient. As you are aware protocols need to fit with the patient. Therefore you need to justify and discuss how this protocol is or is not applicable to your patient. You need to consider the individual and specific cultural and teaching aspects e.g. the section of your drug protocol titled Patient Advice & Education may guide your discussion for this section: e.g. in this section you may have included a pamphlet it so then you need to discuss whether or not this pamphlet would be appropriate taking into account the patients culture or background. Is it educationally appropriate for the age of the patient? What additional interventions would you need to consider? In your discussion as well you may need to consider the laboratory testing and or other medications prescribed that may be supplied in your case study. These are only suggestions and are to be used as a guide as each case study will have its own characteristics. Suggested word length for this section: 500-600 words.
Total word count for both sections of Part B = 1000 1200 words.
Please review the exemplar supplied.
Case Studies

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