Three Days in the Life of… – Medication Project

Three Days in the Life of… – Medication Project
Medication compliance is associated with improved clinical outcomes and reduces mortality from chronic health conditions. There are several factors that
contribute to a patient’s adherence to a medication regimen. These factors include the ability to pay for medications, forgetting to take medications or obtain
refills, and inadequate understanding of doses and/or schedules. Their own personal beliefs and attitudes about their disease, medication side effects, and
expectations for improvement can also be barriers to medication compliance. Nonadherence to medication therapy can result in higher rates of hospital
admission, increased mortality and morbidity, increased health care costs, and worsening of a chronic condition.
Students will receive “medications” (in the form of candy) and take the candy following the schedule for 3 days. Students will document missed doses,
struggles they faced with taking multiple medications, and what it felt like to juggle their medication regimen. Research the medication profile’s monthly cost
and consider possible cost-saving options without insurance. You will submit these findings along with a reflection focused on your thoughts on how the
cost may impact patient compliance. You will then develop a teaching plan for medication compliance for patients based on the medication profile assigned
to you and your experience (3 days) of living the disease. How will you help your patient remember the medication regimen? List questions to ask your
patient regarding access to medications, schedule, administration, and behavioral modifications.
You will have to take it back to pathophysiology in order to understand the disease. You will also have to reference your pharmacology and/or drug book.
Common questions to answer when completing your journal are:
Describe what each medication is expected to do to improve your condition, how it works, and why compliance is important.
What would happen if you did not take your medications? Document missed doses, struggles they faced with taking multiple medications, and what it felt
like to juggle their medication regimen.
Are there any interactions (foods & other medications) you should be concerned with and what OTC medications should you avoid?
What is your normal monitoring for this disease?
What additional monitoring do you need during an exacerbation?
List non-pharmacologic interventions (e.g. diet, exercise).
Documents required to turn in:
1. Journal entries and reflection
2. Cost of medications table UTD.docx Download Cost of medications table UTD.docx
3. Medication Information table.docx Download Medication Information table.docx
4. Nutritional information about cultural food(s)-
Examples of Journal:
Medication Journal Example V3.pdf Download Medication Journal Example V3.pdf
Medication Project Example (2).pptx Download Medication Project Example (2).pptx