NURS 6630 Week 3 Assignment Week 3 Assignment: Patient Guide 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 […]
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 variety of neurochemicals in different ways to treat the symptoms. […]
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 therapy Analyze ethical, legal, and social implications related to prescribing […]
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. This week, you will present and defend your assigned stance […]
NURS 6630N Week 5 Assignment Week 5 Assignment: 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) […]
PRAC 6635 Week 1: Assignment 2 Week 1 Assignment 2: Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Before embarking on any professional or academic activity, it is important to understand the background, knowledge, and experience you bring to it. You might ask yourself, “What do I already know? What do I need to know? And what do I want to know?” This critical self-reflection is especially important for developing clinical skills, such as […]
PRAC 6635 Week 1: Assignment 2 Week 1 Assignment 2: Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Before embarking on any professional or academic activity, it is important to understand the background, knowledge, and experience you bring to it. You might ask yourself, “What do I already know? What do I need to know? And what do I want to know?” This critical self-reflection is especially important for developing clinical skills, such as […]
PRAC 6635 Week 1 Assignment 3 Week 1 Assignment 3: Clinical Hour and Patient Logs Clinical Hour Log For this course, all practicum activity hours are logged within the Meditrek system. Hours completed must be logged in Meditrek within 48 hours of completion to earn the points associated with this assignment. You may only log hours with Preceptors that are approved in Meditrek. Students must complete […]
PRAC 6635 Week 2 Assignment Week 2 Assignment 2: Practicum Experience Plan (PEP) As you establish your goals and objectives for this course, you are committing to an organized plan that will frame your practicum experience in a clinical setting, including planned activities, assessment, and achievement of defined outcomes. In particular, they must address the categories of clinical reasoning, quality in your clinical specialty, and […]
PRAC 6635 Psychopathology Diagnostic Reasoning Week 1 Assignment 1: Practicum Site Information Prior to starting the course, you should have applied for a practicum site following the guidelines for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) practice. Now it is time to make it official. For this Assignment, you provide your Clinical Faculty with information about your practicum site, your Preceptor, and your clinical calendar. Be sure […]