For this Discussion, you select a topic that has both legal and ethical implications for PMHNP practice and then perform a literature review on the topic. Your goal will be to identify the most salient legal and ethical facets of the issue for PMHNP practice, and also how these facets differ in the care of…
Diagnosis: Major Depressive Disorder Instrument/ Tool criteria: For each assessment, you are tasked with selecting, you will identify an instrument and: List what DSM diagnosis the tool/instrument is used for. Identify an assessment/diagnosis instrument. Appraise a scholarly, peer-reviewed article that addresses the use of the instrument to support your choice as an…
Review the Mnemonics’ in Psychiatric Mental health Care article: Caplan, J. P., MD., & Stern, T. A., MD. (n.d.). Mnemonics in a mnutshell: 32 aids to psychiatric diagnosis Links to an external site.. Current Psychiatry, 7(10), 27-33. http://mcmasterpa.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/7/3/12737575/0710cp_article2.pdf Write a brief summary of how you will utilize these in practice. Are there any others…
What are the main components of trauma-informed care why is the ACEs model of screening is so important in primary care and psychiatric mental health care for ALL patients? Ressources How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime | Nadine Burke Harris – YouTube Provider Toolkit | ACEs Aware – Take action. Save lives. Getting to Why: Adverse…
Choose one diagnosis from the Psychotic Disorders group Schizophrenia Overview As you will learn throughout the program, the diagnosis of a variety of psychiatric illnesses is not always an easy or straightforward process. Multiple observations and assessment methods are often employed to reach a diagnosis. This approach can include the use of standardized assessment instruments. This…
Give a brief summary of your thoughts about a psychiatric mental health initial assessment. Why is this critical to the care of the mental health patient? What areas were you surprised to see on a psychiatric mental health initial assessment? (minimum250 words, APA styles) Psychiatric History: The Clinical Interview – Psychiatry | Lecturio – YouTube
Topic: Suicidal Ideation Suicide Assessment C-SSRS The Columbia Lighthouse Project. (2016). . Identify risk. Prevent suicide For this week utilize the tool listed above to complete the assignment. Overview As you will learn throughout the program, the diagnosis of a variety of psychiatric illnesses is not always an easy or straightforward process. Multiple observations and…
One of my experiences with a provider was negative. I went to a new primary care provider. He noticed that my systolic blood pressure was slightly elevated in the 140s, and my BMI was 29. I told him that my blood pressure is usually in the normal range, but it is high today because I…
Each week you will be given a prompt to write a reflective journal assignment that will allow you to investigate areas for clinical preparation in psychiatric mental health. The reflective journal should be substantive, containing a minimum of 250 words. Supporting evidence for your thoughts and ideas should come from a minimum of one…
Consider the following questions in your initial discussion post: Ponder interactions you have had with primary care health care providers in recent years. Now that you have reviewed models for clinical decision-making construct a discussion that reflects on an encounter you have had with a primary care provider. Utilize one of the models presented…
