Factors: Gender and individual behavioral characteristics Disorders: Hypertension and Coronary Artery Disease

Part II: Written Narrative: Analyzing Comorbidities in Complex Patient Case Presentations to Inform Nurse and Patient Education (3–4 pages)

• Explain in-depth how the alterations of each comorbid disorder (e.g., diabetes and peripheral vascular disease) impact each other. Be specific. Use the Learning Resources and/or best available evidence from current literature to support your explanation.
• Explain in depth the pharmacokinetics and the pharmacodynamics of the pharmacotherapeutic agents and their impact on patient care. Explain in depth how potential interactions between the medications that might be prescribed justify the selection of the medications for this patient. Use the Learning Resources and/or best available evidence from current literature to support your explanation.
• Explain the abnormal findings of the laboratory tests that would aid in the assessment process.
• Summarize how the information presented in your complex patient case presentation would guide you, as a nurse educator, to advocate for the patient and communicate approaches for promoting positive patient outcomes.
• Recommend education strategies on how you would use the materials from the supporting agencies you identified to educate patients on the disorders, treatment options, management, and self-care.
• Justify how these education strategies would contribute to positive patient outcomes. Be specific and provide examples. Use the Learning Resources and/or best available evidence from current literature to support your justification.