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 disorders
• Analyze      decisions made throughout diagnosis      and treatment of clients with mental health disorders

Examine Case 2: 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 response with evidence and references to the Learning       Resources.
  • What were you hoping to achieve       by making this Decision? Support your response with evidence and       references to the Learning Resources.
  • Explain any difference between       what you expected to achieve with Decision #1 and the results of the       Decision. Why were they different?
• Decision #2: Treatment Plan for      Psychotherapy
  • Why did you select this Decision?       Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning       Resources.
  • What were you hoping to achieve       by making this Decision? Support your response with evidence and       references to the Learning Resources.
  • Explain any difference between       what you expected to achieve with Decision #2 and the results of the       Decision. Why were they different?
• Decision #3: Treatment Plan for      Psychopharmacology
  • Why did you select this Decision?       Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning       Resources.
  • What were you hoping to achieve       by making this Decision? Support your response with evidence and       references to the Learning Resources.
  • Explain any difference between       what you expected to achieve with Decision #3 and the results of the       decision. Why were they different?

Also include how ethical considerations might impact your treatment plan and communication with clients and their family. ( please see attachment).

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You have to create an E-Poster on what you see as the future of nursing practice and the role of nursing in the emerging health-care environment. You need to predict the future based on present evidence.

The E-Poster needs to include the following:

1. Introduction

2. Statement of the issue

3. Evidence supporting the issue

4. Prediction of the future role of the nurse

5. Conclusion

6. References: minimum of three references from peer-reviewed nursing journals (encourage the use of international journals). Articles need to be within the last 3 years unless historical.

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Esther Jackson is a 56-year-old black female who is 1-day post-op following a left radical mastectomy. During morning rounds, the off-going nurse shares with you during bedside report that the patient has been experiencing increased discomfort in her back throughout the night and has required frequent help with repositioning. She states that the patient was medicated for pain approximately 2 hours ago but is voicing little relief and states that you might want to mention that to the doctor when he rounds later this morning. With the patient appearing to be in no visible distress, you proceed on to the next patient’s room for report.

Approximately 1 hour later, you return to Ms. Jackson’s room with her morning pills and find her slumped over the bedside stand in tears. The patient states, “I don’t know what is wrong, I don’t feel right. My back hurts and I’m just so tired. What is wrong with me?” The patient refuses to take her medications at this time stating that she is starting to feel sick to her stomach.

Just then the nursing assistant comes into the patient’s room to record Ms. Jackson’s vital signs, you take this opportunity to quickly research the patient’s medication record to determine if she has a medication ordered for nausea. Upon return, the nursing assistant hands you the following vital signs: T 37, R 18, and BP 132/54, but states she couldn’t get the patient’s pulse because “it is all over the place.”

Please address the following questions related to the scenario.

What do you suspect is the cause of the patient’s symptoms?

Describe the course of action that you will take to confirm this suspicion and prevent further decline.

What further assessments, lab values, and tests will likely be ordered for this patient and how often? If testing is to be completed more than once, please explain the rationale for doing so.

While you are caring for this patient, how will you ensure that the needs of your other patients are being met?

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 Briefly describe the practice agreements for PMHNPs in Texas State.

Explain the two physician collaboration issues that you identified.

Explain what you think are the barriers to PMHNPs practicing independently in Texas State.

Outline a plan for how you might address PMHNP practice issues in Texas State

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