Drug Therapy Case Study
One of the foremost responsibilities of a professional nurse is the proper administration of pharmaceutical drugs and prescription medications. While the correct dosage of a particular medication may achieve the desired effect of minimizing symptoms, managing pain, or reversing an infection's spread through the system, many of the most commonly prescribed drugs are capable of causing adverse interactions when they are improperly combined. As the nurse in charge of caring for Ms. Polly Pharm, it is critical that I am fully aware of her past intake of certain medications, her propensity for allergic reactions, and any other mitigating factors which may affect the proper administration of vital medications. It is also extremely important that I apprise myself of her current drug regimen, including the dosage and the potency of the medications, to determine whether or not these drugs may actually inhibit here recovery rather than enhance it.