NURS 6521, Week 4 Assignment Template   Directions: For each of the scenarios below, answer the questions below using clinical practice guideline where applicable. Explain the problem and explain how you would address the problem. If prescribing a new drug, write out a complete medication order just as you would if you were completing a prescription. Use at least 3 sources for each scenario and cite sources using APA format.   Sara is a 45-year-old female presenting for h...

TO PREPARE: Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider the insights they provide about assessing and diagnosing anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and trauma- and stressor-related disorders. Download the Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation Template, which you will use to complete this Assignment. Also review the Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation Exemplar to see an example of a completed evaluation document. By Day 1 of this week, select a specific video case study to use...

WRITING PRESCRIPTIONS Electronic medical records systems are not always available, so the importance of knowing how to write an accurate prescription on a prescription pad is imperative. Writing prescription medications is something you will be doing day after day, patient after patient. There are special considerations depending on the DEA schedule of controlled medication you are writing. This Assignment will start preparing you for this task and understanding. Note: Writ...

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR PATIENT POPULATIONS PAPER To complete this Assignment, you will choose a case study for a patient population for special consideration during prescribing practices. You will consider the specific patient and determine the appropriate medication to prescribe, based on the patient specifics and medication attributes in various case studies. You will construct a 4- to 5-page paper in which you determine the medication, the dosing, necessary patient educ...

SUBSTANCE USE, ADDICTION/IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER In this Blog, you will have the opportunity to teach your peers about a specific substance use and/or addiction/impulse control disorder. A Blog is a conversational, informal written piece on a topic. Your faculty will assign you a particular illness and the approved treatment for the illness to create a presentation to share with your peers. Construct a Blog post, not to exceed 1,500–2,000 words, written for a PMHNP provider ...

MOOD STABILIZER This Assignment is designed to help you analyze the many considerations for prescribing mood stabilizers, as well as organizing the many different lab components to consider when prescribing to a patient. RESOURCES   Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. WEEKLY RESOURCES TO PREPARE Review the Required Learning Resources. Re...

ISCUSSION/ASSIGNMENT: PATIENT MEDICATION GUIDE This week, you will create a Medication Study Guide to share with your peers. This guide is intended to be a useful learning tool for you to use as you prepare for your clinical courses. You will be assigned one of the following medications to create your guide:   Chlorpromazine Fluphenazine Haloperidol Loxapine Perphenazine Aripiprazole Asenapine Clozapine Iloperidone Olanzapine Paliperidone Quetiapine...

PATIENT CASE SCENARIO DEBATE In Week 5, you were assigned by Faculty to argue either the pro (for) or con (against) for a particular medication. This week, you will present and defend your case for the specific medication for the patient case scenario provided. Support your answers with evidence-based, peer-reviewed scholarly literature. Note: APA style format with citations and references will apply. As a reminder, these were the assigned medications:   Pro Con Amphe...

DE-PRESCRIBING What is the importance of de-prescribing? How might you assist a patient to taper from a medication safely or transition to a new medication? In this Assignment, you will use the following patient examples to write a 5- to 6-page paper on considerations you have for how you might de-prescribe. Support your answers with five (5) evidence-based, peer-reviewed scholarly literature resources outside of Required Learning Resources in this course. Note: APA style format g...