Written assignment
You are caring for an 8 year old child who will be given a neuromuscular junction (NMJ) blocking agent. What consideration are necessary when using NMJ blocking agents in children? (3 Learning Objectives)
You are caring for a 33 year old adult who will be given a Neuromuscular junction blocking agent NMJ. what consideration are necessary when using NMJ blocking agents in older adult ? (3 Learning Objectives)
You are caring for a 81 year old adult who will be given a Neuromuscular junction blocking agent NMJ. what consideration are necessary when using NMJ blocking agents in older adult (3 Learning Objectives)
Group Assignment
The two types of neuromuscular junction blocking agents are nondepolarizing neuromuscular blockers and depolarizing neuromuscular blockers, construct a table that compares and contrast the therapeutic, contraindications, most common adverse reaction, and important drug-drug interaction for each type of neuromuscular junction blocking agent. (2 Learning Objectives)
As a group, consider the teaching needs of a 40 year old patient who will be given a neuromuscular junction blocking agent. Develop a teaching plan for this patient.
Clinical assignments
Interview a nurse anesthetist or anesthesiologist. Ask which neuromuscular junction blocking agent is used most frequently in his or her organization. Determine why this is the drug of choice and summarize your findings. compare and contrast the organization's primary neuromuscular junctionblocking agent to the prototype drugs pancuronium and succinylcholine. If the organization primarily uses the prototype compare and contrast the drug to other drugs in the same classification. (5 Learning Objectives)
During a surgical odservation, record all neuromuscular junction NMJ blocking agents that are used, compare and contrast the drugs to the prototype drugs pancuronium and succinylcholine and to other NMJ blocking agents. Are the prototype drugs preferred over other NMJ blocking agents? why? (4 Learning Objectives)
observe patient care in an intensive care unit that cares for intubated patients. What neuromuscular junction blocking agents are? What nursing assessments and interventions do the nurses implements and interventions essential for these patients?(5 Learning Objectives)
Web Assignment
Draw a neuromuscular junction and label the parts.Describe the function of the neuromuscular junction. conduct an internet search to find additional information. Is a good place to start your search (1 Learning Objective)