Case #1 A woman with personality disorder SUBJECTIVE Rhonda is a 32-year-old Hispanic female who presents to your office for her initial appointment. When you ask what brought her to your office, she states: “I’m at the end of my rope, I don’t know what else to do.” She then bursts into tears. Rhonda explains […]
The Role of the RN/APRN in Policy-Making Number of sources: 3 Paper instructions: Word cloud generators have become popular tools for meetings and team-building events. Groups or teams are asked to use these applications to input words they feel best describe their team or their role. A “word cloud” is generated by the application that […]
Assignment: Week 2 Practicum Journal: Safe Prescribing (Due in Week 4) There is probably no greater responsibility that the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner assumes than the responsibility of prescribing medications. While someone can be harmed by psychotherapy, the level and intensity of the harm generally does not come to the same level of harm […]
Evidence Base in Design Number of sources: 3 Paper instructions: When politics and medical science intersect, there can be much debate. Sometimes anecdotes or hearsay are misused as evidence to support a particular point. Despite these and other challenges, however, evidence-based approaches are increasingly used to inform health policy decision-making regarding causes of disease, intervention […]
Discussion: Clinical Supervision Clinical Supervision is an essential component of your development as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. It provides an opportunity for professional collaboration as you share experiences with and gain insights from colleagues. For this Clinical Supervision, consider a client whom you do not think is adequately progressing according to expected clinical […]
Regulation for Nursing Practice Staff Development Meeting Paper instructions: Nursing is a very highly regulated profession. There are over 100 boards of nursing and national nursing associations throughout the United States and its territories. Their existence helps regulate, inform, and promote the nursing profession. With such numbers, it can be difficult to distinguish between BONs […]
Assignment: Practicum: Decision Tree (Due in Week 10) For this Assignment, as you examine the client case study in this week’s Learning Resources, consider how you might assess and treat adult and older adult clients presenting symptoms of a mental health disorder. The Assignment: Learning Objectives Students will: • Evaluate clients for treatment of mental […]
Professional Nursing and State-Level Regulations Number of sources: 3 Paper instructions: Boards of Nursing (BONs) exist in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands. Similar entities may also exist for different regions. The mission of BONs is the protection of the public through the […]
Assignment: Week 6 Practicum Journal: Reimbursement Rates (Due in Week 7) Reimbursement rates and medical coding can be almost as complicated as treating some mental illnesses. As a PMHNP, you will be faced with varying rates that may be different than other health care providers you may work with. In this Practicum Journal Assignment, you […]
espond to at least two of your colleagues by suggesting an alternate therapeutic approach. Support your feedback with evidence-based literature and/or your own experiences with clients. Alcohol substance missus patient was driving under the influence as a result received a DUI. He showed up to work under the influence of alcohol. He was prescribed Naltrexone […]