CLC: Implementation of Educational Session, Evaluation Strategies

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Introduction
The elderly are often exposed to greater health risks due to their age and the decline in the ability of their immune system to fight diseases. The demographic also faces challenges as it is unable to recover quickly from seemingly mundane diseases and injuries. Medical professional in attempting to provide aid to these patients will utilize multiple strategies that includes drug protocols. The elderly often face multiple diseases or injuries concurrently. Thus, the use of different drugs at a similar period exposes these patients to potential challenges that have not been subjected to empirical studies. The usage of multiple drugs or multiple drug protocols at the same time is referred to as Polypharmacy CITATION Rob13 \l 1033 (Maher, 2013).
The paper will therefore concern itself with the examination of Polypharmacy and will be guided by three objectives. Namely; to determine the nature of elderly individuals at risk of Polypharmacy and the drugs involved, to identify the situations that contribute to Polypharmacy and to provide recommendations that will contribute to the reduction and elimination of Polypharmacy.
Rationale
The first objective is geared towards identifying the type of elderly individuals that are at risk of Polypharmacy and the drugs involved. The objective allows researchers to create a profile that will enable medical professionals to identify patients that are at risk. Researchers would also identify the drugs that are commonly involved in Polypharmacy. Kathleen Woodruff in her study notes that drugs such as acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and aspirin are common in Polypharmacy CITATION Kat10 \l 1033 (Woodruff, 2010). These drugs are Over the Counter (OTC) drugs and are used to treat multiple maladies. The objective ensures that medical professionals can have knowledge of patients that are at risk and the drugs (and associated adverse reactions) to watch out for.
The second objectives identifies the medical or non-medical scenarios that contribute to Polypharmacy. The objective guides the session and allows medical professionals to identify situations that would contribute to elderly individuals taking multiple drugs. This would allow medical professionals to effectively inform patients of the scenarios to watch out...