Assignments,
Chapter 30, Medications
Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Nursing Care 10th ed.
Written Assignments Learning Outcome
1. Review the different medication supply systems 4
used in the health care system (e.g., stock supply
system, individual supply system, unit dose system).
Make a list of the various types of supply systems
available and compare their advantages and
disadvantages.
2. Describe the factors that would affect the type of 6
equipment a nurse would choose for an injection.
Group Assignments Learning Outcomes
1. As a class, discuss how you would respond in the 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
following situations:
A patient with a high blood pressure reading
refuses to take the ordered antihypertensive
medication because he does not like the way
the medicine makes him feel.
, Group Assignments Learning Outcomes
Another student tells you that she inadvertently
gave medications to the wrong patient but is
afraid to tell your instructor.
You just realized that you forgot to bring a
patient a medication that she was supposed to
get 3 hours ago.
You suspect that a patient may be having a
negative reaction to an antibiotic you
administered.
An older adult whom you are preparing for
discharge tells you that she has no idea how she
will ever be able to keep all her pills straight
once she gets home.
2. Work in small groups to complete the following 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
activity on oral and topical medications:
Example: Mary Scott is a 70-year-old woman
admitted to your unit. Her medical diagnoses include
congestive heart failure and pneumonia. She is to
receive the following medications:
Chapter 30, Medications
Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Nursing Care 10th ed.
Written Assignments Learning Outcome
1. Review the different medication supply systems 4
used in the health care system (e.g., stock supply
system, individual supply system, unit dose system).
Make a list of the various types of supply systems
available and compare their advantages and
disadvantages.
2. Describe the factors that would affect the type of 6
equipment a nurse would choose for an injection.
Group Assignments Learning Outcomes
1. As a class, discuss how you would respond in the 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
following situations:
A patient with a high blood pressure reading
refuses to take the ordered antihypertensive
medication because he does not like the way
the medicine makes him feel.
, Group Assignments Learning Outcomes
Another student tells you that she inadvertently
gave medications to the wrong patient but is
afraid to tell your instructor.
You just realized that you forgot to bring a
patient a medication that she was supposed to
get 3 hours ago.
You suspect that a patient may be having a
negative reaction to an antibiotic you
administered.
An older adult whom you are preparing for
discharge tells you that she has no idea how she
will ever be able to keep all her pills straight
once she gets home.
2. Work in small groups to complete the following 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
activity on oral and topical medications:
Example: Mary Scott is a 70-year-old woman
admitted to your unit. Her medical diagnoses include
congestive heart failure and pneumonia. She is to
receive the following medications:
