Peer Responses
Discussion 1
The Pfizer test resonates with nursing dosage calculation competency; thus, it assesses the nurse’s ability to determine the amount of medication to administer to the patient. With such skills, the nurses are expected to explain to the patients how to take their medications. Despite recent progress in the evolution of drug development for Schizophrenia, lack of insight remains the key driver for nonadherence to the treatment of the condition. Most patients with Schizophrenia discontinue their medication because of its side effects, such as weight gain, without considering its beneficial aspects due to insufficient patient education. As the pharmaceutical industry continues to develop, it expected that treatments with lesser side effects would be developed. However, some argue that Schizophrenia does not require treatment basing their arguments on the book “A Beautiful Mind.”The literature featured an individual who had Schizophrenia but managed to lead a healthy life.
Discussion 2
The tech back method used by health care providers to confirm that patients understand medical instruction is effective in reinforcing adherence to medication and self-management in patients with chronic diseases. With this method, nurses ask patients to repeat information back to them, allowing the provider to assess the patient’s health literacy. In recent times, health care providers are experiencing patient populations who cannot remember much of what is discussed during medical appointments and who remember incorrect details. Thus, the method can be utilized as it does not have harmful outcomes and possess little risk concerning increasing patient education. Poor understanding of information is detrimental to the health of patients and costs in the health care industry. While the method seems beneficial, it is evident that its use has not widely been recognized, especially in the provision of patient education on heart failure due to a lack of evidence on the benefits (Ha Dinh, Bonner, Clark, Ramsbotham, & Hines, 2016). Additionally, it is unclear if the tech back enables the patient to retain information.
Reference
Ha Dinh, T. T., Bonner, A., Clark, R., Ramsbotham, J. & Hines, S. (2016). The effectiveness of the teach-back method on adherence and self-management in health education for people with chronic disease: A systematic review. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 14(1), 210–247. doi: 10.11124/jbisrir-2016-2296.