NCM 106 Pharmacology

Prelim Assignment 1

Name:
Level:

Instructions:

All questions apply to the case of the patient related to pharmacodynamics. Your
responses should be direct to the point. Place all your answers in MS Word format, 8”x13”, use
Arial 11 for the font, and single space only. Provide a logo on the top sheet.
Grades will be based on the rubrics attached below. Turn in your output through the
LMS-Moodle on or before September 15, 2023, at 5 pm. Indicate your filename using this
format:
Surname_Firstname _Pharma_Pre_Assign1

Case Scenario:

Mrs. A, age 30, is married and has a 6-year-old child. Mrs. A complained to her health
care practitioner of painful urinary frequency and urgency. The client has an elevated
temperature of 38.0 deg C. The plan was for her to have a urine examination. Initially, the client
was given a Cefuroxime 500mg PO 2x a day and Ibuprofen 500mg prn to relieve pain. The
initial diagnosis is Urinary tract infection ( UTI).

1. Briefly discuss the pharmacodynamics and the effects of cefuroxime & ibuprofen in the
body.
2. Give the classification of Cefuroxime & Ibuprofen.
3. Discuss the efficacy of both drugs.
4. When will it take the peak action of Cefuroxime and Ibuprofen in the body?
5. How long it would take for the onset and duration of action on the two drugs in the body?
6. What do you think were the possible adverse reactions or toxic effects of Cefuroxime &
Ibuprofen? Provide nursing interventions.
 RUBRICS FOR ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS:

ANALYSIS 4 3 2 1

CONTENTS Content Content Content Content

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congruent as details that may give that gives
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constructed. the analysis, and not well and poorly
and was well constructed. constructed.
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ORGANIZATION Presentation of Presentation of Presentation of Presentation of

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scientific, very systematic, scientific, less not scientific as
systematic, and well systematic & well as not well
very well expressed. not well expressed.
expressed. expressed.

IDEAS/SUPPORTING Ideas are Ideas are Has idea but Vague ideas,
DETAILS strong and strong but lack no supporting no details, and
supported with support. details. no supporting
other readings. evidence.

FORMAT/SPELLING All parts follow A few parts do Many parts do All parts do not
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spelled words (1-2) are words (3-4) are than 5 words
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