Week 7: Assessing and Diagnosing Patients with Schizophrenia, Other Psychotic Disorders, and Medication-Induced Movement Disorders Psychotic disorders and schizophrenia are some of the most complicated and challenging diagnoses in the DSM. The symptoms of psychotic disorders may appear quite vivid in some patients; with others, symptoms may be barely observable. Additionally, symptoms may overlap among…

Week 8: Assignment: Assessing and Diagnosing Patients With Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders An important consideration when working with patients is their cultural background. Understanding an individual’s culture and personal experiences provides insight into who the person is and where he or she may progress in the future. Culture helps to establish a sense of identity,…

Week 10 Assignment: Neurocognitive and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Neurodevelopmental disorders begin in the developmental period of childhood and may continue through adulthood. They may range from the very specific to a general or global impairment, and often co-occur (APA, 2022). They include specific learning and language disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorders, and…

RUA: Safety Goals Guidelines Purpose This assignment increases the students’ awareness of the National Patient Safety Goals developed by The Joint Commission. Specifically, this assignment will introduce the Speak Up Initiatives, an award-winning patient safety program designed to help patients promote their own safety by proactively taking charge of their healthcare. Course outcomes: Thisassignmentenablesthestudenttomeetthefollowingcourseoutcomes: CO #2: Apply…

Patient SOAP Note Charting Procedures S = SubjectiveO = ObjectiveA = AssessmentP = PlanSubjective: Information the patient tells the treating team or patient advocate. Symptoms, notsigns. These are typically not measurable, such as pain, nausea, and tingling, hence the term“subjective” as opposed to “objective”. Normally, the practitioner is not aware of thisinformation until the patient…

Week 1 Roll Call Discussion Board The Roll Call Discussion Board is designed so students can introduce themselves to theinstructor and other students. But we did this last semester so let’s be a little creative withthis school required activity. Please create a brief (~ 200 words) biographical sketch in whichyou share: Your name Your location…

For this Assignment, you practice assessing and diagnosing patients with anxiety disorders, PTSD, and OCD. Review the DSM-5 criteria for the disorders within these classifications before you get started, as you will be asked to justify your differential diagnosis with DSM-5 criteria.  To Prepare: Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider the insights they provide about assessing and diagnosing…

NURS-6630N Approaches to Treatment NURS 6630 Week 2 Assignment: Psychopharmacology Scavenger Hunt Concept Map  As you continue to learn about psychopharmacology, you will find that medications used to treat mental health conditions are agonists across the spectrum. It will be important for you to recognize some of those medications and how they act on a…

NURS 6630N Week 6 Instructions Week 6 Discussion: 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.  You were also provided information for a patient case study scenario. Week 5 was your opportunity to conduct research for this debate.…

NURS 6630 Week 5 Assignment WEEK 5: Anxiolytics and Anti-Anxiety Students will: Assess patient factors and history to develop personalized plans of anxiolytic and anti-anxiety therapy for patients Analyze factors that influence pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes in patients requiring anxiolytic and anti-anxiety therapy Synthesize knowledge of providing care to patients presenting with anxiolytic and anti-anxiety…