Viva Voce Scenario You are working as a registered nurse on a…
Question Viva Voce Scenario You are working as a registered nurse on a… Viva Voce ScenarioYou are working as a registered nurse on a medical ward, buddied with a nursing student, Mavis. You are assigned to care for Mr Johns, who has been admitted for weight loss for investigation. You note that Mr Johns has been charted 100mcg levothyroxine (Oroxine), a thyroid drug. Mavis asks you if you could explain the mechanism of action of levothyroxine (Oroxine) to her.Question 1: Explain to Mavis the mechanism of action of levothyroxine (Oroxine).Mr Johns complains of feeling his heart racing and asks you to explain why this is occurring.Question 2: Provide an explanation to Mr Johns why heart racing is an adverse-effect of levothyroxine.Mavis asks you why levothyroxine (Oroxine) is needed.Question 3: Explain to Mavis why levothyroxine (Oroxine) is needed.You notify the Doctor of this adverse effect, and she orders a thyroid function test. 2 hours later, the test results are available which show that there is too much thyroid hormone circulating in the blood. One week later, his thyroid hormone levels normalise, and he is ready for discharge.Question 4: Explain to Mr. Johns what considerations he needs to have when taking levothyroxine (Oroxine).General questions, not related to scenario Question 5: Briefly provide a summary of what you learned from: a) your answer to your Weekly Topic Question; b) the postings that your read from your peers in your tutorial group.Question 6: Choose one drug that you have learned to date in this subject.(a) Provide the generic name of this drug and the class (b) What is the mechanism of action that resulted in that specific therapeutic effect? Health Science Science Nursing NURSING NURS2040 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
