Prescription Writing Assignment Discussion
– This is for a Nurse practitioner class
– Write and upload (Word doc or pdf) a prescription based on the chart information below. Include all of the necessary information to send a prescription to the pharmacy.
– All information and instruction are attached
– If you have any question please let me know
Prescription
The prescription given in this case is that of Amoxicillin. The drug is recommended to a five-year-old who presented to the facility with symptoms of fever, tugging at the right ear, and had cold in the past week. Medical and family history was conducted to aid in the evaluation and assessment of the patient. The right TM was erythematous and bulged. Mainly, this signified that the right ear had some infection, which manifested as the tug and also through the fever Prescription Writing Assignment Discussion.
Further evaluations of the patient led to a conclusion that the five-year-old girl had right serous otitis media. Mainly, this condition is characterized by a collection of non-infected fluid in the middle ear space. The fluid could accumulate from a cold or infection of the upper respiratory system. The girl’s mother had claimed that she had a cold in the past week and this one can attribute the condition diagnosed to the cold. The infection was relatively mild and Amoxicillin was preferred as a first-line antibiotic to deal with the patient’s condition. A prescription is needed that will be given to the pharmacist to provide the suitable medication to the patient. Therefore, the full prescription for the girl’s condition is as follows: Prescription Writing Assignment Discussion
Name: Abigail Thompkins Age: 5 years old
Address: 8219 S. Lamar Drive, Bakersfield, CA 98504 Date: March 6, 2023
Weight: 42 pounds
RX: Amoxicillin Syrup (No Generics)
Dispense: 250mg/5ml
Route: PO
PO: Take 8ml three times a day for seven days after meals
Refills: None