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...

Total Points Possible This assignment is worth 120 points. Preparing the Assignment Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions. Complete the outline templateLinks to an external site. provided for the sections highlighted in yellow and the “click to enter text here” is indicated. Provide references for your protocol at the bottom of the form where indicated. References should come from the following sourc...

What is the primary focus of trauma-informed care in its approach to patient care? 1. Immediate resolution of traumatic experiences 2. Promoting psychological and physical safety 3. Rapid diagnosis of trauma-related conditions 4. Eliminating any potential for retraumatization 5. Fast treatment of patients   Which of the following represent critical white blood cell (WBC) values for leukopenia and leukocytosis? 1. < 500 and > 30,000 2. &l...

Question 11 pts Bioavailability is affected by which of the following factors? Group of answer choices Drug's dose Patient's age Patient's weight Drug's solubility Patient's gender Question 21 pts What is an indication for gemfibrozil? Group of answer choices Hepatitis Sepsis Hypertension Gallstone pancreatitis Hypertriglyceridemia Question 31 pts According to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), what is the definin...

This assignment is worth 125 points. Preparing the Assignment The State Specific Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled Substances & Medical Devices assignment is worth 125 points and will be graded on the quality of required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric. Follow the directions and the grading criteria located in the rubric closely. Any questions about this assignment may be posted under the Q & A Forum or emailed to your faculty. The d...

Purpose The purpose of this discussion is to explore moral and ethical leadership and their relationship to the courage required during difficult situations. Instructions Reflect on your readings this week and respond to the following: Analyze and evaluate strategies you have used (or could have used) to demonstrate courage to speak up and address difficult situations as a nurse leader. Examine how your moral and ethical views impacted how you handled the situation. Solution:  A...

Understanding that prescribing medication is not the same for all individuals is imperative to becoming a safe and effective psychiatric nurse practitioner. In clinical practice, you will see many patients in different stages of their lives and need to consider these in developing your prescribing treatment plan. For this Assignment, you will choose a vulnerable patient and develop a 2- to 3-page Medication Guide for them and their family. In your guide, you will consider their ages, birt...