Find a print advertisement for a medication. What does the Learning Objective(s)
1 article state about the medication? What entices people to want to use this medication?
2. Describe why the lack of controls on herbal and alternative 3 therapies can impact safe drug therapy. What responsibilities
do nurses have related to herbal and alternative therapies?
3. Define off-label use of a drug. Discuss the pros and cons of 4 off-label drug use. What is the role of nurses in off-label drug use?
Group Assignments
Divide the group into two teams for a debate on the use of Learning Objective(s)
1 drug advertising. One side is in favor of drug advertisements, and the other side is opposed.
2. Discuss the use of OTC drugs. Identify possible safety 2 implications related to using OTC drugs.
Clinical Assignments
1. Review the medication profiles of several patients. Identify Learning Objective(s)
2 OTC drugs. Find any possible safety concerns or drug interactions that may occur based on OTC drug use.
2. At your clinical site, review the organizational policy on 5 Emergency Preparedness. Summarize your findings. What is
the role of nurses in the organization?
Web Assignments
1. Find an Internet site that provides medication information Learning Objective(s)
1 for consumers. Identify the information available on this site. Is this site a reliable source of information?
2. Go to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Web site: https://nccam.nih.gov. Under the section labeled Health Information, review the information on complementary medicine use (What is CAM?) and 3 summarize your findings. How can you utilize this
information in nursing practice?
3. Conduct an Internet search to find an off-label use for a 4 drug. Briefly summarize your findings.
4. Conduct a search on measures to protect the public in cases 5 of bioterrorism. Write a short paper summarizing your findings.