NURS 6521 Week 8: Pharmacology for Psychological Disorders

NURS 6521 Week 8: Pharmacology for Psychological Disorders

How does an advanced practice nurse determine the best treatment option or pharmacotherapeutic to recommend for patients with psychological disorders?

Much like assessing or recommending pharmacotherapeutics for other conditions or disorders, as an advanced practice nurse, you may encounter a patient who presents with a psychological disorder. Understanding the guiding principles related to treating patients with psychological disorders as well as the effects of pharmacotherapeutics on a patient’s overall health and well-being is critical for the safe and effective delivery of care.

This week, you examine types of drugs prescribed to patients with psychological disorders. You also examine potential impacts of pharmacotherapeutics used to treat psychological disorders on a patient’s pathophysiology. NURS 6521 Week 8: Pharmacology for Psychological Disorders

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Learning Objectives

Students will:

Evaluate patients for treatment of psychological disorders

Analyze decisions made throughout the diagnosis and treatment of patients with psychological disorders

Analyze impacts of pharmacotherapeutics for psychological disorders on patient pathophysiology

Evaluate patients for treatment of neurological and musculoskeletal disorders

Analyze decisions made throughout the diagnosis and treatment of patients with neurological and musculoskeletal disorders

Justify decisions made throughout the diagnosis and treatment of patients with neurological and musculoskeletal disorders

Learning Resources

Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)

 

Required Media (click to expand/reduce)

 

Discussion: Decision Making When Treating Psychological Disorders

Psychological disorders, such as depression, bipolar, and anxiety disorders can present several complications for patients of all ages. These disorders affect patients physically and emotionally, potentially impacting judgment, school and/or job performance, and relationships with family and friends. NURS 6521 Week 8: Pharmacology for Psychological Disorders. Since these disorders have many drastic effects on patients’ lives, it is important for advanced practice nurses to effectively manage patient care. With patient factors and medical history in mind, it is the advanced practice nurse’s responsibility to ensure the safe and effective diagnosis, treatment, and education of patients with psychological disorders.

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For this Discussion, you will select an interactive media piece to practice decision making when treating patients with psychological disorders. You will recommend the most effective pharmacotherapeutic to treat the psychological disorder presented and examine potential impacts of pharmacotherapeutics on a patient’s pathophysiology.

To Prepare

Review this week’s interactive media pieces and select one to focus on for this Discussion.

Reflect on the decision steps in the interactive media pieces, and consider the potential impacts from the administration of the associated pharmacotherapeutics on the patient’s pathophysiology. NURS 6521 Week 8: Pharmacology for Psychological Disorders

By Day 3 of Week 8

Post
 a brief explanation of the psychological disorder presented and the decision steps you applied in completing the interactive media piece for the psychological disorder you selected. Then, explain how the administration of the associated pharmacotherapeutics you recommended may impact the patient’s pathophysiology. How might these potential impacts inform how you would suggest treatment plans for this patient? Be specific and provide examples.

By Day 6 of Week 8

Read
 a selection of your colleagues’ responses and 
respond 
to 
at least two
 of your colleagues on 
two different days
who selected a different interactive media piece on a psychological disorder, and provide recommendations for alternative drug treatments to address the patient’s pathophysiology. NURS 6521 Week 8: Pharmacology for Psychological Disorders

Note:
 For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues’ postings. NURS 6521 Week 8: Pharmacology for Psychological Disorders. Begin by clicking on the “Post to Discussion Question” link, and then select “Create Thread” to complete your initial post. Remember, once you click on Submit, you cannot delete or edit your own posts, and you cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking on
Submit!

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 8 Discussion Rubric

 

Post by Day 3 of Week 8 and Respond by Day 6 of Week 8

To Participate in this Discussion:

Week 8 Discussion

 

Assignment: Decision Tree for Neurological and Musculoskeletal

By Day 7 of Week 8

Submit
 your Assignment, started in Week 6.

Reminder:
 The School of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center offers an example of those required elements (available at 
http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/57.htm
). NURS 6521 Week 8: Pharmacology for Psychological Disorders All papers submitted must use this formatting.

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Submission and Grading Information

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

Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK8Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.

Click the 
Week 8 Assignment Rubric 
to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.

Click the 
Week 8 Assignment 
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
Find the document you saved as “WK8Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click 
Open
.

If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for 
I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database
.

Click on the 
Submit
button to complete your submission NURS 6521 Week 8: Pharmacology for Psychological Disorders.

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 8 Assignment Rubric

 

Check Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity

To check your Assignment draft for authenticity:

Submit your Week 8 Assignment draft and review the originality report.

 

Submit Your Assignment by Day 7 of Week 8

To participate in this Assignment:

Week 8 Assignment

 

What’s Coming Up in Module 7?

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In the next module, 
you will examine types of drugs prescribed to address women’s and men’s health, infections, and disorders of the hematologic system. NURS 6521 Week 8: Pharmacology for Psychological Disorders

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