Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Assignment: “Captain of the Ship” Project

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Assignment: “Captain of the Ship” Project

Week 9: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

I am being followed. They are even in my home. I am crouched in the corner of my apartment, but they know I am here and are just waiting to get me. I have a secret and they are trying to get it. The secret is hidden in my brain and they are going to open my skull to get it out. I have to block them from getting into my brain. Hiding in the closet, behind all the clothes, they will not see me….

Jamie, age 26

There are many disorders that result in the development of “positive” symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions, but not all of these conditions represent schizophrenia. When treating schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders, emphasis should be placed not only on treating the positive symptoms but the negative and residual symptoms as well.

This week, you will explore a wide variety of disorders along the schizophrenia spectrum as you become “captain of the ship” once again. You also will analyze issues involved with state practice agreements.

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Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Assignment: “Captain of the Ship” Project Learning Resources

Note:
 To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the 
Course Materials
 section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2014).
Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical psychiatry
(11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.

Chapter 7, “Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders” (pp. 300–346)

Gabbard, G. O. (2014).
Gabbard’s treatment of psychiatric disorders
(5th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publications. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Assignment: “Captain of the Ship” Project.

Chapter 8, “Early-Stage Schizophrenia”

Chapter 9, “Toward a Dimensional Understanding of Psychosis and Its Treatment”

Chapter 10, “Psychosocial Treatments for Chronic Psychosis”

Chapter 11, “Pharmacological Treatment of Psychosis”

Note
: You will access this book from the Walden Library databases.

American Psychiatric Association. (2013).
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
(5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Assignment: “Captain of the Ship” Project.

“Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders”

Note
: You will access this book from the Walden Library databases.

Stahl, S. M. (2014).
Prescriber’s Guide: Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology
(5th ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

 

Note:
All Stahl resources can be accessed through the Walden Library using the link below. This link will take you to a login page for the Walden Library. Once you log in to the library, the Stahl website will appear. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Assignment: “Captain of the Ship” Project.

To access information on specific medications, click on
The Prescriber’s Guide, 5
th
Ed.
tab on the Stahl Online website and select the appropriate medication.

Psychosis

Schizoaffective disorder

alprazolam (adjunct)

amisulpride

aripiprazole

asenapine

blonanserin

carbamazepine (adjunct)

chlorpromazine

clonazepam (adjunct)

clozapine

cyamemazine

flupenthixol

fluphenazine

haloperidol

iloperidone

lamotrigine (adjunct)

lorazepam (adjunct)

loxapine

lurasidone

mesoridazine

molindone

olanzapine

paliperidone

perospirone

perphenazine

pimozide

pipothiazine

quetiapine

risperidone

sertindole

sulpiride

thioridazine

thiothixene

trifluoperazine

valproate (divalproex) (adjunct)

ziprasidone

zotepine

zuclopenthixol

amisulpride

aripiprazole

asenapine

carbamazepine (adjunct)

chlorpromazine

clozapine

cyamemazine

flupenthixol

haloperidol

iloperidone

lamotrigine (adjunct)

l-methylfolate (adjunct)

loxapine

lurasidone

mesoridazine

molindone

olanzapine

paliperidone

perospirone

perphenazine

pipothiazine

quetiapine

risperidone

sertindole

sulpiride

thioridazine

thiothixene

trifluoperazine

valproate (divalproex) (adjunct)

ziprasidone

zotepine

zuclopenthixol

Schizophrenia

Cataplexy syndrome

Catatonia

Extrapyramidal side effects

amisulpride

aripiprazole

asenapine

carbamazepine (adjunct)

chlorpromazine

clozapine

cyamemazine

flupenthixol

haloperidol

iloperidone

lamotrigine (adjunct)

l-methylfolate (adjunct)

loxapine

lurasidone

mesoridazine

molindone

olanzapine

paliperidone

perospirone

perphenazine

pipothiazine

quetiapine

risperidone

sertindole

sulpiride

thioridazine

thiothixene

trifluoperazine

valproate (divalproex) (adjunct)

ziprasidone

zotepine

zuclopenthixol

Seasonal affective disorder

bupropion

Sedation-induction

hydroxyzine

midazolam

clomipramine

imipramine

sodium oxybate

alprazolam

chlordiazepoxide

clonazepam

clorazepate

diazepam

estazolam

flunitrazepam

flurazepam

loflazepate

lorazepam

midazolam

oxazepam

quazepam

temazepam

triazolam

benztropine

diphenhydramine

trihexyphenidyl

Ferreira, C. D., de Souza, M. G. D., Fernández-Calvo, B., Machado-de-Sousa, J. P., Cecilio Hallak, J. E., & Torro-Alves, N. (2016). Neurocognitive functions in schizophrenia: A systematic review of the effects of typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs.
Psychology & Neuroscience, 9
(1), 12–31. doi:10.1037/pne0000045. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Assignment: “Captain of the Ship” Project.

Note
: You will access this article through the Walden Library databases.

Granholm, E., Holden, J., Link, P. C., & McQuaid, J. R. (2014). Randomized clinical trial of cognitive behavioral social skills training for schizophrenia: Improvement in functioning and experiential negative symptoms.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 82
(6), 1173–1185. doi:10.1037/a0037098

Note
: You will access this article through the Walden Library databases. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Assignment: “Captain of the Ship” Project.

Required Media

Murphy, L. (2011, July 21).
Types of schizophrenia – A day in the life (scary)
[Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWYwckFrksg

Assignment 1: “Captain of the Ship” Project – Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

In earlier weeks, you were introduced to the concept of the “captain of the ship.” In this Assignment, you become the “captain of the ship” once again as you provide treatment recommendations and identify medical management, community support resources, and follow-up plans for a client with a schizophrenia spectrum/other psychotic disorder. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Assignment: “Captain of the Ship” Project.

NURS 6670 EXAMS, DISCUSSIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Recommend psychopharmacologic treatments based on therapeutic endpoints for clients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders

Recommend psychotherapy based on therapeutic endpoints for clients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Assignment: “Captain of the Ship” Project.

Identify medical management needs for clients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders

Identify community support resources for clients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders

Recommend follow-up plans for clients with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Assignment: “Captain of the Ship” Project.

To prepare for this Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Assignment: “Captain of the Ship” Project Assignment:

Select an adult or older adult client with a schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder you have seen in your practicum.

In 3–4 pages, write a treatment plan for your client in which you do the following:

Describe the HPI and clinical impression for the client.

Recommend psychopharmacologic treatments and describe specific and therapeutic endpoints for your psychopharmacologic agent. (This should relate to HPI and clinical impression.)

Recommend psychotherapy choices (individual, family, and group) and specific therapeutic endpoints for your choices. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Assignment: “Captain of the Ship” Project.

Identify medical management needs, including primary care needs, specific to this client.

Identify community support resources (housing, socioeconomic needs, etc.) and community agencies that are available to assist the client.

Recommend a plan for follow-up intensity and frequency and collaboration with other providers. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Assignment: “Captain of the Ship” Project.

By Day 7

Submit
 your Assignment.

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:

Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK9Assgn1+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.

Click the 
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to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.

Click the 
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link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.

Next, from the Attach File area, click on the 
Browse My Computer
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Grading Criteria

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Week 9 Assignment 1 Rubric

Check Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity

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Submit your Week 9 Assignment 1 draft and review the originality report.

Submit Your Assignment by Day 7

To submit your Assignment:

Week 9 Assignment 1

Assignment 2:

Week 9 Practicum Journal: State Practice Agreements

In many states, nurse practitioners are completely autonomous professionals. In other states, however, NPs have a wide range of “restrictive” practice ranging from requirements for a “supervising” physician to requirements for a “collaborative” agreement with a physician. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Assignment: “Captain of the Ship” Project.

In this Practicum Journal Assignment, you will examine the requirements of your own state in order to prepare yourself for the realities of practice upon graduation. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Assignment: “Captain of the Ship” Project.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Analyze state PMHNP practice agreements

Analyze physician collaboration issues

Analyze barriers to PMHNP independent practice

Create plans for addressing state PMHNP practice issues

**Assigned in Week 9 and submitted in Week 10

To Prepare for this Practicum Journal:

Review practice agreements in your state.

Identify at least two physician collaboration issues in your state.

For this Practicum Journal:

Briefly describe the practice agreements for PMHNPs in your state.

Explain the two physician collaboration issues that you identified.

Explain what you think are the barriers to PMHNPs practicing independently in your state.

Outline a plan for how you might address PMHNP practice issues in your state.

By Day 7 of Week 10

Submit
 your Practicum Journal.

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Assignment: “Captain of the Ship” Project Assignment 3: Board Vitals

This week you will be responding to twenty Board Vitals questions that cover a broad review of your Nurse Practitioner program courses up to this point.

These review questions will provide practice that is critical in your preparation for the national certification exam that’s required to certify you to practice as a nurse practitioner. These customized test questions are designed to help you prepare for your Nurse Practitioner certification exam. It is in your best interest to take your time, do your best, and answer each question to the best of your ability.

You can access Board Vitals through the link sent to you in email or by following the link below:

https://www.boardvitals.com/

By Day 7

Complete the Board Vitals questions.

Making Connections

This week, you explored a wide variety of disorders along the schizophrenia spectrum as you became “captain of the ship” once again. You also analyzed issues involved with state practice agreements.

Next week, you will analyze the diagnostic criteria and treatment options of insomnia, hypersomnolence, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, non-rapid eye movement, nightmare disorder, sleep behavior disorder, and other DSM-5 sleep and parasomnic disorders. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Assignment: “Captain of the Ship” Project.