Therapy for Patients With Schizophrenia

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Case study Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology (laureate-media.com)

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.

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.

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.

Therapy for Patients With Schizophrenia

 

According to the Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America, approximately 3.5 million people in the United States are diagnosed with schizophrenia (n.d.), and it is one of the leading causes of disability. In practice, patients may present with delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking, disorganized or abnormal motor behavior, as well as other negative symptoms that can be disabling for these individuals. Not only are these symptoms one of the most challenging symptom clusters you will encounter, many are associated with other disorders, such as depression, bipolar disorder, and disorders on the schizophrenia spectrum. As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, you must understand the underlying neurobiology of these symptoms to select appropriate therapies and improve outcomes for patients.

This week, as you examine antipsychotic therapies, you explore the assessment and treatment of patients with psychosis and schizophrenia. You also consider ethical and legal implications of these therapies.

 

 

Students will:

· Assess client factors and history to develop personalized therapy plans for patients with insomnia

· Analyze factors that influence pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes in patients requiring therapy for insomnia

· Assess patient factors and history to develop personalized plans of antipsychotic therapy for patients

· Analyze factors that influence pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes in patients requiring antipsychotic therapy

· Synthesize knowledge of providing care to patients presenting for antipsychotic therapy

· Analyze ethical and legal implications related to prescribing antipsychotic therapy to patients across the lifespan

Case s

tudy

Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology (laureate

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media.com)

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 w

hen 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

prese

nting 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 medic

ation 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 deci

sion? 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 clinica

lly 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.

Case study Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology (laureate-media.com)

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.