REGIS NU643 2021 January All Weeks Discussions Latest

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NU643 Advanced Psychopharmacology

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 Get To Know Your Peers

Introduce yourself to your instructor and classmates by recording a one-to two-minute video on Zoom. Please follow How to record using Zoom for recording instructions and post your video file to this discussion forum. Please let us know:

Where you are from

Your experience in health care

Your hobbies

Something about your family

One thing about you that not many people know

Why you are interested in psychiatric nursing

Your career goals

Your course expectations

After your recording is complete, follow these instructions to create an unlisted YouTube video. You will need the YouTube video URL for this discussion. Submit your YouTube video URL. The best way to do this is to copy and paste the hyperlink URL for the YouTube video into a Word document. Your faculty will access your video via the link. Do not upload a video file (mp4).

DQ2 Prescriptive Practice in Psychiatric Nursing

To complete this discussion

Compare the Ted Talk video to the NY Times article by Danial Carlat, Mind Over Meds, and answer the following questions:

How do you view the role of psychiatric medication in the promotion of patient well-being?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a psychopharmacologist versus also integrating psychotherapy in your practice?

What does the literature say (that is, support for or lack of evidence) for integration of therapy and prescribing by the same clinician (APRN or MD)?

Instructions

Carefully read the questions presented.

Reflect on the assigned materials from this week and consider experiences from your own practice to support your ideas. Please use proper citations and APA format.

You may wish to refer to outside sources as well to support your statements.

NU643 Advanced Psychopharmacology

Week 2 Discussion

Neurotransmitters

By now, you have chosen your neurotransmitter topic for this discussion forum.

Topic 1: Dopamine

Topic 2: Norepinephrine

Topic 3: Gaba-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

Topic 4: Serotonin

Topic 5: Glutamate

For this discussion, each student will create a four to five slide PowerPoint presentation including voice-over, that will be used to educate your fellow classmates on your assigned topic. Be creative in presenting your topic and include at least two references (in APA format) beyond Stahl for your information.

Please answer the following questions regarding your assigned neurotransmitter topic. Each student is to create a PowerPoint for their assigned topic and submit to this discussion forum when complete.

What is the function of your neurotransmitter?

What is the pathway of origin and projections?

Is your neurotransmitter excitatory or inhibitory?

What behaviors are associated with this neurotransmitter?

Replies

Review your peers' responses and respond to at least two classmates. Please choose neurotransmitters that are different from your chosen topic.

What did you learn about behaviors associated with transmitters?

Compare and constrast your chosen neurotransmitter and your peer’s neurotransmitter.

Please refer to the ?Grading Rubric? for details on how this activity will be graded. The described expectations meet the passing level of 80%. Students are directed to review the Discussion Grading Rubric for criteria that exceed expectations.

 

NU643 Advanced Psychopharmacology

Week 3 Discussion

DQ1 Enzymes

Pharmacokinetic actions are mediated through the hepatic and gut drug-metabolizing system known as the cytochrome P540 (CYP) enzyme system. For this discussion, you will be assigned one of the following enzyme topics.

Topic 1: CYP 1A2 enzyme

Topic 2: CYP 2D6 enzyme

Topic 3: CYP 3A4 enzyme

Your classmates may be assigned the same topic but you will work on this discussion assignment individually.

Your Assigned Topic

You will find your name and assigned topic in the?course announcements.

Steps to Take

Each person will receive one enzyme topic.

Use the learning materials and readings to distill pertinent information regarding your topic.

Answer the questions as they pertain to the enzyme you were assigned. Include at least two references other than Stahl in your answers.

What is your enzyme?

Why is it important?

What does it do in the human body?

What are the common medications that inhibit the enzyme, including any substrates?

What are the important medication restrictions regarding this enzyme?

Initial Post

Once you have created your summary and presentation, submit under the appropriate discussion thread topic. Your initial post should be in APA format with evidence-based references to support your statements.

Reply Posts

View your peers' presentation posts and respond to at least two classmates. In your reply post, answer the following questions:

What did you find interesting about the presentation?

What did you learn from this that you may not have during the reading?

Are there any aspects of this topic that are still unclear? What do you plan to do to fill in these gaps in knowledge?

DQ2 Psychotropic Drugs

Overview

For this assignment, you will choose one psychotropic drug that is metabolized by CYP450 enzymes and complete the following steps:

Create a brief PowerPoint or (Weebly) presentation,?including voice-over, hypothesizing the outcome of prescribing your chosen drug in the presence of its CYP450 inhibitor and inducer.? Note:?Please sign up (free) to use Weebly.

Answer the following questions:

What are examples of drugs that will inhibit and induce the psychotropic drug you chose to study? What will happen, e.g., side effects, symptoms in the patient if the psychotropic drug was prescribed along with either its (1) inhibitor or (2) inducer?

For which CYP450 enzyme/s is it a substrate?

What are the pharmacokinetic considerations when prescribing this medication (absorption, distribution, elimination)? Dietary considerations? Dosing times

Initial Post

Once you have created your summary and presentation, submit under the appropriate discussion thread topic.

Reply Posts (Optional)

View your peers' presentation posts. You may provide an optional reply post if you choose.

Please refer to the? Grading Rubric? for details on how this activity will be graded.

The described expectations meet the passing level of 80%. Students are directed to review the Discussion Grading Rubric for criteria which exceed expectations.

 

NU643 Advanced Psychopharmacology

Week 4 Discussion

Psychosis Case Study

Initial Post

Psychiatric Interviews for Teaching: Psychosis (12:29 minutes)

Psychiatric Interviews for Teaching: Psychosis Video Transcript

Follow the steps to complete this discussion:

Watch the video.

Use the readings and references to complete the worksheet, Case Study Questions (Word).

Please use proper citations and APA format.

Post your responses to the questions to this discussion board.

Reply Posts

Critique the decision making of two of your peers in your response posts.

Do you agree/disagree with their medication choice? Why?

Is there anything else you recommend including?

Compare peer's decision making to yours—what are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

Your response should include evidence of review of the course material through proper citations using APA format.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this discussion will be graded. The described expectations meet the passing level of 80%. Students are directed to review the Discussion Grading Rubric for criteria which exceed expectations.

 

NU643 Advanced Psychopharmacology

Week 5 Discussion

Depression Case Study

Initial Post

Psychiatric Interviews for Teaching: Depression (14:44 minutes)

Psychiatric Interviews for Teaching: Depression Video Transcript

Follow the steps to complete this discussion

Watch the video.

Use the readings and references, complete the worksheet, Case Study Questions (Word).

Please use proper citations and APA format.

Post your responses to the questions to this discussion board.

Reply Posts

Critique the decision making of two of your peers in your response post.

Do you agree/disagree with their medication choice? Why?

Is there anything else you recommend including?

Compare peer's decision making to yours—what are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

Your response should include evidence of review of the course material through proper citations using APA format.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this discussion will be graded. The described expectations meet the passing level of 80%. Students are directed to review the Discussion Grading Rubric for criteria which exceed expectations.

 

NU643 Advanced Psychopharmacology

Week 6 Discussion

Depression Scenarios

Initial Post

For this discussion you will build on your treatment plan from Week 5 Discussion1: Depression Case Study. You will be seeing your patient at the six week followup.

Describe your treatment plan for your patient in each of these three scenarios. This means that you will have a treatment plan for each separate scenario.

Your initial post should be in APA format with evidence-based references to support your statements.

Scenarios

There is no response to the medication.

There is a partial response to the medication. Mood has lifted but energy and motivation are still poor.

Mood is improved but the patient has sexual side effects that interfere with quality of life.

Reply Posts

Compare your response to two of your peers. Do you agree with their decision making? What are the pros and cons of their choices? What other suggestions might you offer?

Your response should include evidence of review of the course material through proper citations using APA format.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded. The described expectations meet the passing level of 80%. Students are directed to review the Discussion Grading Rubric for criteria which exceed expectations.

 

NU643 Advanced Psychopharmacology

Week 7 Discussion

Bipolar Case Study

Initial Post

Psychiatric Interviews for Teaching: Mania (9:50 minutes)

Psychiatric Interviews for Teaching: Mania Video Transcript

Follow the steps to complete this discussion

Watch the video.

Use the readings and references to complete the worksheet, Case Study Questions (Word).

Please use proper citations and APA format.

Post your responses to the questions to this discussion board.

Reply Posts

Critique the decision making of two of your peers in your response post.

Do you agree/disagree with their medication choice? Why?

Is there anything else you recommend including?

Compare peer's decision making to yours—what are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

Your response should include evidence of review of the course material through proper citations using APA format.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this discussion will be graded. The described expectations meet the passing level of 80%. Students are directed to review the Discussion Grading Rubric for criteria which exceed expectations.

 

NU643 Advanced Psychopharmacology

Week 8 Discussion

Anxiety Case Study

Initial Post

Psychiatric Interviews for Teaching: Anxiety (12:01 minutes)

Psychiatric Interviews for Teaching: Anxiety Video Transcripts

Follow the steps to complete this discussion

Watch the video.

Use the readings and references to complete the worksheet, Case Study Questions (Word).

Please use proper citations and APA format.

Post your responses to the questions to this discussion board.

Reply Posts

Critique the decision making of two of your peers in your response post:

Do you agree/disagree with their medication choice? Why?

Is there anything else you recommend including?

Compare peer's decision making to yours—what are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

Your response should include evidence of review of the course material through proper citations using APA format.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this discussion will be graded. The described expectations meet the passing level of 80%. Students are directed to review the Discussion Grading Rubric for criteria which exceed expectations.

 

NU643 Advanced Psychopharmacology

Week 9 Discussion

Harold or Greg ADHD Case Study

Initial Post

View the following case study videos and choose one for your discussion post:

Harold Case Study Video

Harold Case Study Video Transcript

Greg Case Study Video

Greg Case Study Video Transcript

You will need to use the following log-in information to access this video (all case sensitive):

Username: Nursing

Password: 0908

Answer the following questions and post to this discussion forum:

What symptoms of ADHD does your patient present with?

What are other possible causes of his symptoms?

What further information, if any, would you like about this case?

With the assumption that the patient does have ADHD, what medication would you prescribe (list name and dose)? Why?

List any relevant safety information and screening (labs, etc) related to your medication choice.

Your initial post should be in APA format with evidence-based references to support your statements.

Reply Posts

Read your peers' posts and respond to at least two of your peers. In your post, critique your peers responses by answering the following questions:

Compare your peers plan to yours – what are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

Is there any decision-making with which you disagree?

Your response should include evidence of review of the course material through proper citations using APA format.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

The described expectations meet the passing level of 80%. Students are directed to review the Discussion Grading Rubric for criteria which exceed expectations.

 

NU643 Advanced Psychopharmacology

Week 10 Discussion

DQ1 Opioid Use

Initial Post

View the Opioid Use Disorders Video | Opioid Use Disorder Moderate Transcript

You will need to use the following log-in information to access this video (all case sensitive):

Username: Nursing

Password: 0908

To locate the film, press CTRL + F to bring up a search area in the top right hand corner of the website. Enter F11.20 in the search box. You will see arrows in the search area to scroll through the options. You are looking for F11.20 Opioid Use Disorder; Moderate located under the DSM 5 heading and Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders subheading.

Answer the following questions:

What symptoms of Substance Abuse Disorder does the individual in the video present with?

What are other possible causes of his symptoms?

What additional information would you like to have about this case?

Would you prescribe for this individual? Why or why not?

What would your next steps be for this individual? What would your treatment plan be?

Your initial post should be in APA format with evidence-based references to support your statements.

Reply Posts

Read your peers' posts and respond to at least two of your peers. In your post, critique the plan by answering the following questions:

Do you agree/disagree with the plan?

Is anything missing from the plan?

Compare your peers' plan to yours – what are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

Your response should include evidence of review of the course material through proper citations using APA format.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded. The described expectations meet the passing level of 80%. Students are directed to review the Discussion Grading Rubric for criteria which exceed expectations.

DQ2 Groups Work on Pediatric Clinical Reference Tool

Overview

For this discussion, you will work in a group of two to three students to create a Pediatric Clinical Reference Tool for a disorder to be used in clinical practice and that can be shared with your peers. Please note, this discussion is not graded and is used as your tool of communication with your group.

Each student will be randomly assigned to a group that is associated with a topic. Here is a list of the topics and their associated groups:

Topic 1: Generalized Anxiety (Group 1)

Topic 2: Depression (Group 2)

Topic 3: Bipolar Disorder (Group 3)

Topic 4: Autism Spectrum Disorder (Group 4)

Topic 5: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Group 5)

Topic 6: Schizophrenia/Psychotic Disorders (Group 6)

Topic 7: Aggression (Group 7)

Topic 8: Addiction (Group 8)

Once you are placed in the groups, you can use this discussion forum to determine which method you will use to communicate within your groups. You may use Zoom, email, phone, or any other agreed upon method.

Within your group, complete the Pediatric Clinical Template (PDF) to answer the following questions:

How does the topic present in children and, if applicable, how does that presentation differ in adults?

What are the treatment recommendations for children? Adolescents? (Use available resources including but not limited to linked treatment guidelines, The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report, UptoDate, etc..

Which treatment recommendations are off-label? FDA approved?

What are the relevant safety issues? (This may include risks associated with the topic or with the treatment.) Do these safety issues differ from adults?

Your response should include evidence of review of the course material through proper citations using APA format.

Check with the Pediatric Grading Rubric for evaluating your Pediatric Clinical Template.

When the group assignment is complete, select one group member to upload it to the Week 11 Discussion 1: Pediatric Clinical Reference Tool for your peer discussion. Please ensure that all group members are listed on the Pediatric Treatment Reference assignment so that everyone in the group will receive a grade for the submission.

NU643 Advanced Psychopharmacology

Week 11 Discussion

Pediatric Clinical Reference Tool

Initial Post

Choose one group member to upload the Pediatric Clinical Reference Tool for your group to this discussion forum. Please ensure that all group members are listed on the Pediatric Treatment Reference assignment so that everyone in the group will receive a grade for the submission.

Response Post

Please respond individually to at least two peers’ posts.

What are the three most important things you have learned when treating pediatric populations with this disorder?

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded. The described expectations meet the passing level of 80%. Students are directed to review the Discussion Grading Rubric for criteria which exceed expectations.

 

NU643 Advanced Psychopharmacology

Week 12 Discussion

Geriatric Case Study

Initial Post

E.L. is a 84 year-old-woman who lives in her own home with a full-time caregiver and attends a day program on weekdays. E.L. has a history of bipolar disorder and moderate dementia. At baseline she is cantankerous and opinionated. More recently her caregiver reports that behaviors are agitated and oppositional.

E.L. is refusing most cares, is paranoid that, when her caregiver is on the phone, she is talking about E.L. She has been resisting sleep, staying up late and waking in the middle of the night.

Her caregiver denies aggressive behaviors, but E.L. is arguing with other participants in her day program and is at risk of being kicked out of the program.

Current medications are depakote 1500 mg daily (last level was therapeutic), quetiapine 100 mg qhs, and bupropion 75 mg qd.

Write an assessment and tentative treatment plan. You may use the Assessment and Plan sections from the PMHNP SOAP note template for this, or choose to write this out in a paragraph form. However, both the Assessment and Plan sections must be clearly identified and all components in these sections, as described in the PMHNP SOAP note template, must be included.

Assessment — Identify preliminary diagnoses, supporting information, and target symptoms.

Plan: Tentative treatment plan and rationale.

Using proper citations and APA formatting, you must include references for your statements.

Reply Posts

Read your peers' posts and respond to at least two of your peers. In your post, critique the plan by answering the following questions:

Do you agree/disagree with the plan?

Is anything missing from the plan?

Compare your peers' plan to yours – what are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

Your response should include evidence of review of the course material through proper citations using APA format.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

The described expectations meet the passing level of 80%. Students are directed to review the Discussion Grading Rubric for criteria which exceed expectations.

 

NU643 Advanced Psychopharmacology

Week 13 Discussion

DQ1 Pregnancy and Lactation Research

Initial Post

Note: Consider your prior case studies for Depression in Module 5 and Bipolar Mania in Module 7. Revisit and thoroughly review them.

How would your treatment plan (medications, therapy, etc) change for the pregnant female in Module 5 with Depression and Module 7 with Bipolar Mania?

How would this change if the female were lactating?

What patient teaching would you include?

Please use proper citations and APA format.

Response Post

Review your peers’ responses and respond to at least two classmates.

What did you learn?

Did any topics provoke interest in further learning?

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded. The described expectations meet the passing level of 80%. Students are directed to review the Discussion Grading Rubric for criteria which exceed expectations.

DQ2 Choosing the Non-Herbal Topic for the Complementary Treatment Discussion

Initial Post

Identify a non-herbal complementary treatment with purported mental health benefits. Examples include but are not limited to: light boxes, fidget toys, aromatherapy, yoga, meditation, Tai Chi, Qigong, breath exercises, massage, mental health apps, laughter yoga, acupuncture, aerobic exercise, guided imagery, mandalas, labyrinths, foot care, Himalayan salt lamps, etc. You are encouraged to choose a topic of interest to you.

Important!

Only one complementary treatment is to be chosen per student. Before you begin to answer the questions posted in the Week 14 discussion forum, review this discussion board to determine which treatments have already been chosen.

Your initial post is to let your peers know what complementary treatment you are choosing so no one else chooses the same treatment. When you have posted your complementary treatment choice to this discussion board, move on to the Week 14 Discussion 1: Complementary Treatment discussion and complete. Where appropriate, please use proper citations and APA format.

 

NU643 Advanced Psychopharmacology

Week 14 Discussion

Complementary Treatment

Initial Posts

At this point: You should have chosen and posted your non-herbal complementary treatment topic.

For this discussion will complete the following in a one-page summary:

Describe the complementary treatment.

What is it?

What are its proposed benefits?

Are there any risks?

Describe access to the treatment - where do you find it, what are its costs?

Is there evidence for your treatment? Expert opinion? If so, what is it?

Based on your findings would you recommend this treatment? If yes, do you have population-specific recommendations?

Use proper citations with APA format.

Response Post

Review two of your peers’ second posts and create a response for each. What did you find interesting? Is this something you would recommend to a patient? If you would like more information, please describe.

Use proper citations with APA format.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded. The described expectations meet the passing level of 80%. Students are directed to review the Discussion Grading Rubric for criteria which exceed expectations.

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