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Study Guide for Medication Treatment Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychosis Disorders

Assignment: Study Guide for Medication Treatment Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychosis Disorders

 

Psychosis and schizophrenia greatly impact the brain’s normal processes, which interfere with the ability to think clearly. When symptoms of these disorders are uncontrolled, patients may struggle to function in daily life. However, patients often thrive when properly diagnosed and treated under the close supervision of a psychiatric mental health practitioner. For this Assignment, you will develop a study guide for an assigned psychotropic agent for treating patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders. You will share your study guide with your colleagues. In sum, these study guides will be a powerful tool in preparing for your course and PMHNP certification exam.

To prepare for this Assignment:

• Review this week’s Learning Resources, including the Medication Resources indicated for this week.
• Reflect on the psychopharmacologic treatments you might recommend for  treatment of patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders.
• Research your assigned psychotropic medication agent using the Walden Library. Then, develop an organizational scheme for the important information about the medication.
• Review Learning Resource: Utah State University. (n.d.). Creating study guides. https://www.usu.edu/academic-support/test/creating_study_guides

The Assignment

Create a study guide for your assigned psychotropic medication agents. Your study guide should be in the form of an outline with references, and you should incorporate visual elements such as concept maps, charts, diagrams, images, color coding, mnemonics, and/or flashcards. Be creative! It should not be in the format of an APA paper. Your guide should be informed by the FDA-approved and Evidenced-Based, Clinical Practice Guidelines Research but also supported by at least three other scholarly resources.

Areas of importance you should address, but are not limited to, are:

• Title page
• Description of the Psychopharmacological medication agent including brand and generic names and appropriate FDA indication uses
• Any supporting, valid and reliable research for non-FDA uses
• Drug classification
• The medication mechanism of action
• The medication pharmacokinetics
• The medication pharmacodynamics
• Mechanism of Action
• Appropriate dosing, administration route, and any considerations for dosing alterations
• Considerations of use and dosing in specific specialty populations to consider children, adolescents, elderly, pregnancy, suicidal behaviors, etc.
• Definition of Half-life, why half-life is important, and the half-life for your assigned medication
• Side effects/adverse reaction potentials
• Contraindications for use including significant drug to drug interactions
• Overdose Considerations
• Diagnostics and labs monitoring
• Comorbidities considerations
• Legal and ethical considerations
• Pertinent patient education considerations
• Reference Page

Treatment for a Patient With a Common Condition

Insomnia is one of the most common medical conditions you will encounter as a PMHNP. Insomnia is a common symptom of many mental illnesses, including anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and ADHD (Abbott, 2016). Various studies have demonstrated the bidirectional relationship between insomnia and mental illness. In fact, about 50% of adults with insomnia have a mental health problem, while up to 90% of adults with depression experience sleep problems (Abbott, 2016). Due to the interconnected psychopathology, it is important that you, as the PMHNP, understand the importance of the effects some psychopharmacologic treatments may have on a patient’s mental health illness and their sleep patterns. Therefore, it is important that you understand and reflect on the evidence-based research in developing treatment plans to recommend proper sleep practices to your patients as well as recommend appropriate psychopharmacologic treatments for optimal health and well-being.
 

Reference: Abbott, J. (2016). What’s the link between insomnia and mental illness? Health. https://www.sciencealert.com/what-exactly-is-the-link-between-insomnia-and-mental-illness#:~:text=Sleep%20problems%20such%20as%20insomnia%20are%20a%20common,bipolar%20disorder%2C%20and%20attention%20deficit%20hyperactivity%20disorder%20%28ADHD%29

For this Discussion, review the case Learning Resources and the case study excerpt presented. Reflect on the case study excerpt and consider the therapy approaches you might take to assess, diagnose, and treat the patient’s health needs.  

Case: An elderly widow who just lost her spouse. 

Subjective: A patient presents to your primary care office today with chief complaint of insomnia. Patient is 75 YO with PMH of DM, HTN, and MDD. Her husband of 41 years passed away 10 months ago. Since then, she states her depression has gotten worse as well as her sleep habits. The patient has no previous history of depression prior to her husband’s death. She is awake, alert, and oriented x3. Patient normally sees PCP once or twice a year. Patient denies any suicidal ideations. Patient arrived at the office today by private vehicle. Patient currently takes the following medications: 

• Metformin 500mg BID 
• Januvia 100mg daily 
• Losartan 100mg daily 
• HCTZ 25mg daily 
• Sertraline 100mg daily 

 Current weight: 88 kg

Current height: 64 inches

Temp: 98.6 degrees F

BP: 132/86 

By Day 3 of Week 7

Post a response to each of the following:

• List three questions you might ask the patient if she were in your office. Provide a rationale for why you might ask these questions.
• Identify people in the patient’s life you would need to speak to or get feedback from to further assess the patient’s situation. Include specific questions you might ask these people and why.
• Explain what, if any, physical exams, and diagnostic tests would be appropriate for the patient and how the results would be used.
• List a differential diagnosis for the patient. Identify the one that you think is most likely and explain why.
• List two pharmacologic agents and their dosing that would be appropriate for the patient’s antidepressant therapy based on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. From a mechanism of action perspective, provide a rationale for why you might choose one agent over the other.
• For the drug therapy you select, identify any contraindications to use or alterations in dosing that may need to be considered based on ethical prescribing or decision-making. Discuss why the contraindication/alteration you identify exists. That is, what would be problematic with the use of this drug in individuals based on ethical prescribing guidelines or decision-making?
   
• Include any “check points” (i.e., follow-up data at Week 4, 8, 12, etc.), and indicate any therapeutic changes that you might make based on possible outcomes that may happen given your treatment options chosen.

Discussion

English

For your main response: After listening to Track 3.1 from Chapter 3, page 291 (discussion of Interdisciplinary Studies available here:http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R504260900, respond to the following (150-200 words required):

• Does Shlain’s argument seem convincing that two such disparate disciplines as art and physics can be taught in connection with each other? Be sure to provide support for your ideas. 
• How convincing are Haluza and Green about the advantages and benefits of a more interdisciplinary approach to education? Be sure to provide support for your ideas.

English

The Critical Analysis Paper topic options address material from your textbook. For your main response, in a Word document, create a reference page for the three sources from the textbook that you will use for the Critical Analysis Paper. Remember that margins and indentions are important. See the following example and be sure to alphabetize your entries. When you submit the reference page, be sure to attach it as a document. In the body of the text box, provide an indication as to how easy the references were to create, and identify any challenges or questions you may have about creating reference entries. (150-200 words required)

Example for a poem/short story/essay in an edited volume (such as Sound Ideas):

Munro, A. (2010). Boys and girls. In M. Krasny and M. E. Sokolik (Eds.) Sound Ideas(pp. 84-94). New York: McGraw-Hill.
 

Text Book:

Course Title:	English Composition II
Course Number:	ENC2102
Prerequisites:	ENC 1101
Credit Hours:	3.0 semester credit hours
Contact Hours:	48
Lecture hours:	48
Textbook Title:	Sound Ideas. Custom bundle with APA card and  SmarThinking
Publisher¿s Name:	McGraw-Hill
Authors¿ Names:	M. Krasny and M.E. Sokolik
Text ISBN:	9780077627805

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Cyberbullying

For this assignment, you will write an 2000-word research paper using proper APA format and in argumentative mode. The abstract should be 100 words, must have a very effective conclusion and the body (excluding the cover page and reference page) of the paper should be 1900 words. Be sure to use the template for a research paper that you created in Week One, and provide direct support from your sources.  At least eight sources are required.
 

Topic: Cyberbullying: Cause and Effect 

Public Health Core Functions and 10 Essential Services Operationalized

It is critical that public health practitioners can operationalize the public health core functions by carrying out essential services in public health–related activities. Just as important is the need for public health professionals to effectively work as a team to ensure that desired outcomes are met in an efficient manner. 

To prepare for this Assignment:

Review Module 3 Assignment Learning Resources. (click to expand/reduce)

Review the following media: (click to expand/reduce)

• Your Instructor will provide a scenario for this paper.

The Assignment

• Submit a 2- to 3-page paper and, based on the scenario provided:
  • Identify and explain the main public health core function(s) that is/are addressed by the public health–related “event” described in scenario.
  • Identify and describe two public health essential services that were (or could be) operationalized through the public health–related “event” described in the scenario.
  • For each essential service you identified, describe a specific action that could be taken to operationalize the essential service, and explain what type of public health personnel are likely to have the responsibility for that action.
  • Describe how teams with multiple types of personnel can work together to take action on this public health issue, supporting your ideas with at least two best practices in teamwork.
• Be sure to cite the resources you used within your assignment using APA format for in-text citations and include a reference list at the end of your paper.
• Make sure you follow APA format for all aspects of your paper.

English

For your main response, re-read “Shitty First Drafts” by Ann Lamott (https://wrd.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/1-Shitty%20First%20Drafts.pdf). In a well-constructed narrative response of 150-200 words (required), respond to the following questions:

• Why do you think Lamott chose the title for this chapter of her book? Do you find her essay effective? Why or why not?
• Do you experience the “voices in your head” in the way Lamott describes? If so, explain their effect on your writing.
• What relationship do you see between Lamott’s ideas and Ueland’s and/or Stafford’s? Which of these writers do you find has the most helpful ideas for your own writing process? Why?

 

Shitty First Draft
https://wrd.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/1-Shitty%20First%20Drafts.pdf

 

English

For your main post, please review the following video on creating an APA-formatted paper and follow the instructions as you create your own APA paper skeleton (which is a very general outline for your final paper, i.e. your cover page, abstract, reference page, etc). Next, provide an indication as to how helpful this video was in assisting you in creating the document in proper APA format and ATTACH your document for your peers to review. (300 words required)

 

Watch the video below 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9hXY1xiZjo