NRNP6665 Week 8 Assignment Study Guide Forum

My Assigned topic is : TIC DISORDERS

-Create a study guide, in outline form with references, for your assigned disorder. Incorporate visual elements such as concept maps, charts, diagrams, images, color coding, mnemonics, and/or flashcard

Content areas of importance you should address, but are not limited to, are:

• Signs and symptoms according to the DSM-5

• Differential diagnoses

• Incidence

• Development and course

• Prognosis

• Considerations related to culture, gender, age

• Pharmacological treatments, including any side effects

• Nonpharmacological treatments

• Diagnostics and labs

• Comorbidities

• Legal and ethical considerations

• Pertinent patient education considerations                                                    

Support your guide with references to the DSM-5 and at least three evidence-based, peer-reviewed journal articles or evidenced-based guidelines. Be sure they are current (no more than 5 years old).

Week 8 Assignment: Neurodevelopmental Disorders

This week, during Week 8, you will begin exploring disorders that occur early in the life course and use this knowledge to create a study guide for a neurodevelopmental disorder. You will be assigned a specific disorder for you to research for this Assignment. See assigned topic below: Also review assignment instruction under Week 8 Tab.

To Prepare

Your Instructor will assign you to a specific neurodevelopmental disorder from the DSM-5.

Research your assigned disorder using the Walden Library. Then, develop an organizational scheme for the important information about the disorder.

The Assignment

Create a study guide for your assigned disorder. Your study guide should be in the form of an outline with references, and you should incorporate visual elements such as concept maps, charts, diagrams, images, color coding, mnemonics, and/or flashcards. Be creative! It should not be in the format of an APA paper. Your guide should be informed by the DSM-5 but also supported by at least three other scholarly resources.

Areas of importance you should address, but are not limited to, are:

Signs and symptoms according to the DSM-5

Differential diagnoses

Incidence

Development and course

Prognosis

Considerations related to culture, gender, age

Pharmacological treatments, including any side effects

Nonpharmacological treatments

Diagnostics and labs

Comorbidities

Legal and ethical considerations

Pertinent patient education considerations

Assignment: Study Guide Forum

Abnormal brain development or damage at an early age can lead to neurodevelopmental disorders. Within this group of disorders, some are resolvable with appropriate and timely interventions, either pharmacological or nonpharmacological, while other disorders are chronic and need to be managed throughout the lifespan.

For this Assignment, you will develop a study guide for an assigned disorder and share it with your colleagues. In sum, these study guides will be a powerful tool in preparing for your certification exam.

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TO PREPARE

Your Instructor will assign you to a specific neurodevelopmental disorder from the DSM-5.

Research your assigned disorder using the Walden Library. Then, develop an organizational scheme for the important information about the disorder.

THE ASSIGNMENT

Create a study guide for your assigned disorder. Your study guide should be in the form of an outline with references, and you should incorporate visual elements such as concept maps, charts, diagrams, images, color coding, mnemonics, and/or flashcards. Be creative! It should not be in the format of an APA paper. Your guide should be informed by the DSM-5 but also supported by at least three other scholarly resources.

Areas of importance you should address, but are not limited to, are:

Signs and symptoms according to the DSM-5

Differential diagnoses

Incidence

Development and course

Prognosis

Considerations related to culture, gender, age

Pharmacological treatments, including any side effects

Nonpharmacological treatments

Diagnostics and labs

Comorbidities

Legal and ethical considerations

Pertinent patient education considerations