Pharm

🧠 Core Concepts and Their Exemplars

1. Comfort

  • Osteoarthritis (Chronic Pain)

  • Degenerative Disc Disease (Neuropathic Pain)

  • Total Joint Arthroplasty (Post-operative Acute Pain)

  • Dressing Changes / Wound Care (Procedural Pain)

  • Physical Therapy after Arthroplasty (Procedural Pain)

2. Mobility

  • Hip Fracture

  • Joint Replacement (Total Hip Arthroplasty)

  • Osteoarthritis

  • Osteoporosis

  • Disuse Syndrome

3. Elimination

  • Benign Prostate Hypertrophy (BPH) / Urinary Retention

  • Diarrhea / Bowel Incontinence

  • Urinary Incontinence (Older Adults)

  • Clostridium difficile (C. diff)

  • Constipation / Impaction (Older Adults)

4. Functional Ability

  • Alzheimer's Disease

  • Parkinson's Disease

  • Down Syndrome

  • Cerebral Vascular Accidents (CVA)

5. Sensory Perception

  • Cataracts

  • Glaucoma

  • Macular Degeneration

  • Eye Injuries

  • Conductive Hearing Loss

  • Sensorineural Hearing Loss (Pediatric)

  • Peripheral Neuropathy (Peripheral Artery Disease)

6. Diversity

  • Religious and Ethnic Traditions

7. Human Development

  • Hospitalized Patient vs. Pediatric

8. Nutrition

  • Diet

  • Obesity

  • Malnutrition

  • Iron Deficiency Anemia

  • Dysphagia

9. Tissue Integrity

  • Dermal Ulcers

  • Impetigo

  • Psoriasis

  • Wounds (Traumatic and Surgical)

  • Tinea pedis

  • Candida

  • Pediculosis

10. Thermoregulation

  • Environmental Exposure (Hypothermia)

  • Hypothermia (Infants)

  • Hypothermia (Frostbite)

  • Hyperthermia (Heat Stroke / Elderly)

  • Fever (Pediatric)

  • Malignant Hyperthermia

11. Sleep

  • Sleep Deprivation

  • Insomnia

  • Sleep Apnea

💊 Comprehensive List of Medications

  1. Morphine

  2. Naloxone

  3. Hydrocodone with Acetaminophen

  4. Acetaminophen

  5. Ibuprofen

  6. Gabapentin

  7. Pregabalin

  8. Heparin subq

  9. Warfarin PO

  10. Enoxaparin

  11. Apixaban

  12. Alendronate

  13. Lomotil (Diphenoxylate and Atropine)

  14. Bisacodyl

  15. Sennosides

  16. Docusate sodium

  17. Polyethylene glycol

  18. Aluminum hydroxide

  19. Tamsulosin

  20. Finasteride

  21. Psyllium

  22. Metronidazole

  23. Vancomycin PO

  24. Aspirin

  25. Selegiline

  26. Clopidogrel

  27. Donepezil

  28. Alteplase

  29. Pramipexole

  30. Carbidopa levodopa

  31. Benztropine

  32. Capsaicin topical

  33. Lidocaine patch topical

  34. Diclofenac topical

  35. Brentuximab

  36. Timolol ophthalmic drops

  37. Latanoprost drops

  38. Dorzolamide

  39. Brimonidine

  40. Atropine

  41. Pilocarpine

  42. Lipitor (Atorvastatin)

  43. Pantoprazole (Protonix)

  44. Famotidine

  45. Ferrous sulfate (IR supplements)

  46. Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin)

  47. Vitamin A

  48. Vitamin D

  49. Vitamin E

  50. Vitamin K

  51. Topical Ketoconazole

  52. Topical Terbinafine

  53. Topical Nystatin

  54. Topical Acyclovir

  55. Topical Permethrin

  56. Dantrolene

  57. Zolpidem

  58. Trazodone

Concept

Exemplar

Specific Primary Medication(s)

Comfort

Osteoarthritis (Chronic Pain)

Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen (NSAID for inflammation)

Comfort

Degenerative Disc Disease (Neuropathic Pain)

Gabapentin, Pregabalin, Capsaicin topical, Lidocaine patch topical

Mobility

Hip Fracture

Heparin subq, Enoxaparin, Warfarin PO, Apixaban (DVT Prophylaxis)

Mobility

Joint Replacement (Total Hip Arthroplasty)

Heparin subq, Enoxaparin, Warfarin PO, Apixaban (DVT Prophylaxis)

Mobility

Osteoporosis

Alendronate

Elimination

Benign Prostate Hypertrophy (BPH) / Urinary Retention

Tamsulosin, Finasteride

Elimination

Clostridium difficile (C. diff)

Metronidazole, Vancomycin PO

Elimination

Constipation / Impaction (Older Adults)

Bisacodyl, Sennosides, Docusate sodium, Polyethylene glycol, Psyllium

Functional Ability

Alzheimer's Disease

Donepezil

Functional Ability

Parkinson's Disease

Carbidopa levodopa, Selegiline, Pramipexole, Benztropine

Functional Ability

Cerebral Vascular Accidents (CVA) (Ischemic)

Alteplase, Aspirin, Clopidogrel

Sensory Perception

Glaucoma

Timolol ophthalmic drops, Latanoprost drops, Dorzolamide, Brimonidine, Pilocarpine

Sensory Perception

Macular Degeneration

Brentuximab

Sensory Perception

Peripheral Neuropathy (PAD)

Gabapentin, Pregabalin, Lidocaine patch topical, Capsaicin topical

Nutrition

Obesity

Lipitor (if associated dyslipidemia)

Nutrition

Iron Deficiency Anemia

Ferrous sulfate, Vitamin B12

Tissue Integrity

Candida

Topical Nystatin, Topical Ketoconazole, Topical Terbinafine

Tissue Integrity

Tinea pedis

Topical Ketoconazole, Topical Terbinafine

Tissue Integrity

Pediculosis

Topical Permethrin

Thermoregulation

Malignant Hyperthermia

Dantrolene

Sleep

Insomnia

Zolpidem, Trazodone