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

NURS 6630N Week 10 Special Population Considerations Week 10: Practicum Acknowledgement The Practicum Manual describes the structure and timing of the classroom-based and practicum experiences, and the policies students must follow to be successful in the nurse practitioner (NP) specialties. To Prepare Review the Field Experience: MSN Nurse Practitioner Practicum

NURS 6630N Week 11: Final Exam  NURS 6630N Week 11: Final Exam This Final Exam will cover the topics post-Midterm Exam, which relate to psychopharmacologic approaches to treatment for patients across the life span: * Neurocognitive Medications * Atypical Antipsychotic Medications * Typical Antipsychotic Medications * Mood Stabilizers * Other Nervous System Special Considerations * Special

NURS 6630N Week 7 Assignment Week 7 Discussion/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

NURS 6630N Week 8 Assignment Week 8: 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. Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this

NURS 6630N Week 9: Other Nervous System Special Considerations Week 9 Blog: Substance Use, Addiction/Impulse Control Disorder  In this Blog, you will have the opportunity to teach your peers about a specific substance use and/or addiction/impulse control disorder. A Blog is a conversational, informal written piece on

PRAC 6635 Week 2 Assignment 1 Week 2 Assignment 1: Clinical Hour and Patient Logs 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

PRAC 6635 Week 5 Assignment 2 Week 5: Assignment 2, Part 1: Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation and Patient Case Presentation, Video Case Presentation Comprehensive psychiatric evaluations are a way to reflect on your practicum experiences and connect the experiences to the learning you gain from your weekly Learning Resources. Comprehensive notes,

PRAC 6635 Week 2 Assignment 2  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.

PRAC 6635 Week 9 Assignment 2 Week 9: Assignment 2 Reflections on Evidence-Based Practice, Clinical Practice Guidelines, and Standards of Care As an advanced practice provider, you may encounter situations where your clinical judgment differs from your colleagues. For this reflective assignment, you will begin to gain experience in recognizing

PRAC 6635 Week 7 Assignment Week 7: Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation and Patient,Video Case Presentation Comprehensive psychiatric evaluations are a way to reflect on your practicum experiences and connect the experiences to the learning you gain from your weekly Learning Resources. Comprehensive notes, such as the ones required in this

PRAC 6635 Week 9 Assignment 1 Week 9 Assignment 1: 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

NRNP 6635 Week 2 Discussion Week 2: Discussion:The Psychiatric Evaluation and Evidence-Based Rating Scales Assessment tools have two primary purposes: 1) to measure illness and diagnose clients, and 2) to measure a client’s response to treatment. Often, you will find that multiple assessment tools are designed to measure

NRNP-6635 Module 1: Foundations of Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning Week 1 Discussion: Factors That Influence the Development of Psychopathology  In many realms of medicine, objective diagnoses can be made: A clavicula is broken.  An infection is present. TSH levels meet the diagnostic criteria for hypothyroidism. Psychiatry, on the other hand,

PRAC 6635 Week 10 Assignment 2 Week 11: Assignment Journal Entry Critical reflection of your growth and development during your practicum experience in a clinical setting has the benefit of helping you to identify opportunities for improvement in your clinical skills, while also recognizing your strengths and successes.  Use this

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

Week 1 Roll Call Discussion Board The Roll Call Discussion Board is designed so students can introduce themselves to the instructor and other students. But we did this last semester so let’s be a little creative with this school required activity. Please create a brief (~ 200 words) biographical sketch

Patient SOAP Note Charting Procedures S = Subjective O = Objective A = Assessment P = Plan Subjective: Information the patient tells the treating team or patient advocate. Symptoms, not signs. These are typically not measurable, such as pain, nausea, and tingling, hence the term “subjective” as opposed to “objective”. Normally, the practitioner is

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

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

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

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.

Week 4 Assignment: Assessing and Diagnosing Patients With Anxiety Disorders, PTSD, and OCD “Fear,” according to the DSM-5-TR, “is the emotional response to real or perceived imminent threat, whereas anxiety is anticipation of future threat” (APA, 2022). All anxiety disorders contain some degree of fear or anxiety symptoms (often in

Week 3 Assignment: Assessing and Diagnosing Patients With Mood Disorders Accurately diagnosing depressive disorders can be challenging given their periodic and, at times, cyclic nature. Some of these disorders occur in response to stressors and, depending on the cultural history of the client, may affect their decision to seek treatment.

Week 2: Discussion:The Psychiatric Evaluation and Evidence-Based Rating Scales Assessment tools have two primary purposes: 1) to measure illness and diagnose clients, and 2) to measure a client’s response to treatment. Often, you will find that multiple assessment tools are designed to measure the same condition or response.