Medication Prescription: Transcript

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Nurse Practitioner (NP): Good morning Marnie! So tell me, how are you feeling now?
Marnie (M): The pain in my foot is unbearable! I was exercising and a weight slipped on my
foot.
NP: I can’t imagine what you must be feeling right now. But tell me, the last time we met, we
discussed on your medication about your depression and your participation in an exercise
rehabilitation plan. Would you mind sharing your experiences on it? How do you feel?
M: Well, I have tried to stick to my medications and my mum keeps on reminding me to take
them. But the medications make my mouth so dry and there are days when I just can’t seem to
make it out of bed. The exercise plan seemed enjoyable but right now, I don’t really think I can
make my way out of anything with this pain. It feels miserable, like I am back to where I started.
NP: My apologies Marnie, but I would point out that you are doing a great job and your efforts
to stick to your medication and rehabilitation is a reflection of your wonderful progress. Now for
your pain, you have been prescribed a medication named Oxycodone. It is a liquid medication
which is used to reduce symptoms of pain by you can say, changing the way your body reacts to
these symptoms (Lee et al., 2018). Since your general practitioner has already prescribed you
with the dosages, I am sure following the same will give you some relief from your pain. As a
precaution however, you must strictly make sure that you are measuring the medication with the
spoon provided with the solution because too much of it could be harmful (Lelic et al., 2016).
M: Harmful? Would it make my mouth dry again? I already feel so tired to do anything!
NP: That is a great point you highlighted Marnie, and was just about getting to it. Relax – very
few patients have reported any harmful side effects with this medication – unless of course they
are overdosing on it, which is easy to avoid if you are careful. Perhaps we can talk with your

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mum and together, we can make sure you stick to the measurements and amounts, right? So
regarding the case with dry mouth – yes, this medication can make your mouth feel a little dry
and also make you feel a little light headed (Riley et al., 2015). Tell me Marnie, you enjoy
drinking tea very often?
M: Oh yes, I do!
NP: I understand Marnie. But did you know that tea often leaves a bitter, dry after taste in your
mouth – so when you are consuming too much of it, it often makes your mouth feel drier than it
already is (Tran et al., 2017). Tell me one more thing, if you don’t mind, how are you dealing
with your smoking?
M: Well after my last visit with the counselor, I have cut down quite a bit.
NP: It is okay Marnie, you are doing great! But I would also point that smoking has a tendency
to dry your mouth too. So I suppose if you could gradually cut down on your tea and smoking, I
am sure it would help lessen the effects of dryness of oxycodone! And remember to take sips of
water throughout the day, I am sure that will help to get rid of the dryness! (Åstrøm et al., 2019).
Now coming to the part on dizziness, this medication can make you feel a little light headed after
consumption. So I would suggest that you rest sometime after taking it and move up from bed
very slowly and gradually. You will anyway need to be at complete rest for your injury (Spiegel
et al., 2018).
M: Thank you. But what about my exercise plan?
NP: I can talk to your general practitioner about referring you to an exercise physiotherapist and
perhaps together, we can work on really mild exercises after your pain reduces to that you get