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Truth To Evidence

Truth To Evidence The main goal of conducting research is to uncover the truth. Think about the issue that you described and consider the following: Describe any assumptions that you may have about what the research-based evidence will reveal to be true. Are you receptive to research findings that do not agree with your assumptions? […]

opportunity for future research and EBP related

This is part 4 of your evidence-based practice project (EBP). In this assignment, you will refer back to assignment you completed in previous weeks, as this assignment will build upon it. You’ll be providing a solution to a clinical problem using the EBP process. For this assignment, you will create a 13-16 slide PowerPoint, excluding […]

Human Experience Across The Health-Illness Continuum

Human Experience Across The Health-Illness Continuum Research the health-illness continuum and its relevance to patient care. In a 750-1,000 word paper, discuss the relevance of the continuum to patient care and present a perspective of your current state of health in relation to the wellness spectrum. Include the following: Examine the health-illness continuum and discuss […]

Assignment: Assessing and Treating Patients With Psychosis and Schizophrenia 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, as you examine the patient case study in this week’s Learning Resources, consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting with psychosis and schizophrenia. 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 the assessment and treatment of patients with schizophrenia-related psychoses. The Assignment: 5 pages Examine Case Study: Pakistani Woman With Delusional Thought Processes. You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this patient. Be sure to consider factors that might impact the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes. At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before selecting your decision and moving throughout the exercise. Before you make your decision, make sure that you have researched each option and that you evaluate the decision that you will select. Be sure to research each option using the primary literature. Introduction to the case (1 page) Briefly explain and summarize the case for this Assignment. Be sure to include the specific patient factors that may impact your decision making when prescribing medication for this patient. Decision #1 (1 page) Which decision did you select? Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature). Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples. Assessing and Treating Patients With Psychosis and Schizophrenia Decision #2 (1 page) Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature). Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples. Pakistani Woman With Delusional Thought Processes Decision #3 (1 page) Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature). Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples. Conclusion (1 page) Summarize your recommendations on the treatment options you selected for this patient. Be sure to justify your recommendations and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. Note: Support your rationale with a minimum of five academic resources. While you may use the course text to support your rationale, it will not count toward the resource requirement. You should be utilizing the primary and secondary literature. Reminder : The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available at https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general#s-lg-box-20293632). All papers submitted must use this formatting.

Assignment: Assessing and Treating Patients With Psychosis and Schizophrenia 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 […]

personal definition of behavioral change

personal definition of behavioral change this is a final reflection paper about a community nursing class must be 2 pages in length answer the following questions: -how were your personal learning objectives accomplished? -how did the course activities connect with the assignments done throughout the semester? does it affirm, challenge, illustrate the concepts and strategies […]

Discussion: Treatment for a Patient With a Common Condition

Discussion: Treatment for a Patient With a Common Condition Insomnia is one of the most common medical conditions you will encounter as a PNP. 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, […]

Non Traditional Health Care Practices

Non Traditional Health Care Practices Research different popular nontraditional health care practices. Write a 1,000-1,200-word paper exploring nontraditional health care practices and include the following: Describe nontraditional health care practices in different cultures. Compare at least three cultures. Explain the importance of these practices in providing holistic and quality health care. Identify the nontraditional health […]

Faculty of Medicine and Health Science

Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Research Article Training Nursing Skills: A Quantitative Study of Nursing Students’ Experiences before and after Clinical Practice Elisabeth Solvik and Solveig Struksnes Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Department of Health Sciences Gjøvik, NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Postboks 191, 2802 Gjøvik, Norway Correspondence should be addressed […]

key beliefs about Jesus

key beliefs about Jesus Read section on Christianity and answer one of the questions at the end or one of the following bonus questions. (Be sure to indicate which question you are answering.) Bonus Questions: 1. Describe 1-2 primary doctrines or key beliefs about Jesus. How does this make Christianity unique among the world religions? […]

Effect of position on heel pressure in older adults.

Effect of position on heel pressure in older adults. To learn more about qualitative designs, please visit the following website: Qualitative Research Designs For quantitative designs, please visit the following website: Research Designs The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week on the basis of the course competencies covered. For this assignment, […]