Assignment: week 2 practicum journal: safe prescribing (due in week | NURS 6670 – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Role II: Adults and Older Adults | Walden University

For this Assignment, as you examine the client case study in this week?s Learning Resources, consider how you might assess and treat adult and older adult clients presenting symptoms of a mental health disorder.
Learning Objectives
Students will:

Evaluate clients for treatment of mental health ÿÿÿÿÿdisorders
Analyze decisions made throughout diagnosis and ÿÿÿÿÿtreatment of clients with mental health disorders

Examine Case 1: You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the diagnosis and treatment for this client. Be sure to consider co-morbid physical as well as mental factors that might impact the client?s diagnosis and treatment.
At each Decision Point, stop to complete the following:

Decision #1: Differential Diagnosis

Which Decision did you select?

Why did you select this Decision? Support your ÿÿÿÿÿÿresponse with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.

What were you hoping to achieve by making this ÿÿÿÿÿÿDecision?ÿ

Support your response with evidence and references to ÿÿÿÿÿÿthe Learning Resources.

Explain any difference between what you expected to ÿÿÿÿÿÿachieve with Decision #1 and the results of the Decision. Why were they ÿÿÿÿÿÿdifferent?

Decision #2: Treatment Plan for Psychotherapy

Why did you select this Decision? Support your ÿÿÿÿÿÿresponse with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.

What were you hoping to achieve by making this ÿÿÿÿÿÿDecision? Support your response with evidence and references to the ÿÿÿÿÿÿLearning Resources.

Explain any difference between what you expected to ÿÿÿÿÿÿachieve with Decision #2 and the results of the Decision. Why were they ÿÿÿÿÿÿdifferent?

Decision #3: Treatment Plan for Psychopharmacology

Why did you select this Decision? Support your ÿÿÿÿÿÿresponse with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.

What were you hoping to achieve by making this ÿÿÿÿÿÿDecision? Support your response with evidence and references to the ÿÿÿÿÿÿLearning Resources.

Explain any difference between what you expected to ÿÿÿÿÿÿachieve with Decision #3 and the results of the decision. Why were they ÿÿÿÿÿÿdifferent?

Also include how ethical considerations might impact ÿÿÿÿÿyour treatment plan and communication with clients and their family.

Note: Support your rationale minimum ÿÿÿÿÿof three academic resources less than five years In APA Format including introduction and conclusionÿ