09 Oct Examine Case Study: A Middle-Aged Caucasian Man With Anxiety

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Before you start working on this assignment please let me know if you are able to open this file: https://cdn-media.waldenu.edu/2dett4d/Walden/NURS/6630/DT/week_05/1.html

 

Professor’s Instruction – “I want you to answer the questions given to you (decision points one, two, and three) before you click on the option. The answers will be based on your decisions made and patient outcomes during the decision tree. I am looking for an essay that is long enough to cover the topic BUT short enough to keep my interest. The course page suggests writing 1 page per decision – my opinion is that it will be very difficult to justify your treatment decisions and provide scientific evidence in 1 page (especially for decision #1). I do not need you to tell me about the patient or the treatment options available to you – I am very familiar with the cases. Your introductory page should be an overview of the disease state you are treating along with a purpose statement for the assignment. Remember this is a Pharmacology class that incorporates Pharmacotherapy and not a class on diagnosing disease. I want you to tell me why you selected an option (why is it the best option- using clinically relevant and patient specific data) AND why you did not choose the other options (with clinically relevant and patient specific data).

 

Also include how ethical considerations might impact your treatment plan and communication with clients.

 

The rubric, as I interpret it, suggests 5 references cited with every assignment for full credit on this portion (20 points). References used for your introductory paragraph, ethical considerations or conclusion do not count towards the 5 references required. As a general rule of thumb, I would encourage you to reference AT LEAST two sources (not including the textbook) for each decision point – this will result in 6 references total for your clinical decision making.”

 

 

 

To prepare for this Assignment:

 

– Review this week’s Learning Resources, including the Medication Resources indicated for this week.

– Reflect on the psychopharmacologic treatments you might recommend for the assessment and treatment of patients requiring anxiolytic therapy.

 

The Assignment: 5 pages

 

– Examine Case Study: A Middle-Aged Caucasian Man With Anxiety. You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this patient. Be sure to consider factors that might impact the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes.

 

– At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before selecting your decision and moving throughout the exercise. Before you make your decision, make sure that you have researched each option and that you evaluate the decision that you will select. Be sure to research each option using the primary literature.

 

Introduction to the case (1 page)

 

> Briefly explain and summarize the case for this Assignment. Be sure to include the specific patient factors that may impact your decision-making when prescribing medication for this patient.

 

Decision #1 (1 page)

 

> Which decision did you select?

> Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

> Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

> What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).

> Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

 

Decision #2 (1 page)

 

> Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

> Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

> What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).

> Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

 

Decision #3 (1 page)

 

> Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

> Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

> What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).

> Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

 

Conclusion (1 page)

 

> Summarize your recommendations on the treatment options you selected for this patient. Be sure to justify your recommendations and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

 

Resource: https://cdn-media.waldenu.edu/2dett4d/Walden/NURS/6630