\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTo prepare for this Assignment:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Review this week\u2019s Learning Resources, including the Medication Resources indicated for this week.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Reflect on the psychopharmacologic treatments you might recommend for the assessment and treatment of patients requiring anxiolytic therapy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The Assignment: 5 pages<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nExamine<\/span>\u202fCase Study: A Middle-Aged Caucasian Man With Anxiety.<\/span><\/i>\u202fYou 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\u2019s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAt 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.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIntroduction to the case (1 page)<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- 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.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Decision #1 (1 page)<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Which decision did you select?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- 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.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- 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).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Decision #2 (1 page)<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- 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.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- 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).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Decision #3 (1 page)<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- 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.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- 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).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Conclusion (1 page)<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- 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.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Note:<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u202fSupport your rationale with a minimum of five academic resources. While you may use the course text to support your rationale, it will not count toward the resource requirement. You should be utilizing the primary and secondary literature.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nReminder\u202f<\/span><\/b>: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available at https:\/\/academicguides.waldenu.edu\/writingcenter\/templates\/general#s-lg-box-20293632). All papers submitted must use this formatting.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nBy Day 7\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSubmit<\/span><\/b> your Assignment.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSubmission and Grading Information<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTo submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Please save your Assignment using the naming convention \u201cWK6Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)\u201d as the name.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Click the\u202f<\/span>Week 6 Assignment Rubric\u202f<\/span><\/b>to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Click the\u202f<\/span>Week 6 Assignment\u202f<\/span><\/b>link. You will also be able to \u201cView Rubric\u201d for grading criteria from this area.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Next, from the Attach File area, click on the\u202f<\/span>Browse My Computer<\/span><\/b>\u202fbutton. Find the document you saved as \u201cWK6Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)\u201d and click\u202f<\/span>Open<\/span><\/b>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for\u202f<\/span>I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database<\/span><\/b>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Click on the\u202f<\/span>Submit<\/span><\/b>\u202fbutton to complete your submission.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Grading Criteria<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTo access your rubric:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWeek 6 Assignment Rubric<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nCheck Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTo check your Assignment draft for authenticity:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSubmit your Week 6 Assignment draft and review the originality report.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSubmit Your Assignment by Day 7 of Week 6<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTo participate in this Assignment:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWeek 6 Assignment<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nMidterm Exam<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThis exam will cover the following topics, which relate to psychopharmacologic approaches to treatment for patients across the life span:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Introduction to neuroscience, including concepts in neuroanatomy, neurotransmitters, and receptor theory<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Medication adherence<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Pediatric, adult, and geriatric Major Depressive Disorders (MDD)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Bipolar disorder<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Anxiety and PTSD treatment<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nPhoto Credit: [Vergeles_Andrey]\/[iStock \/ Getty Images Plus]\/Getty Images<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nPrior to starting the exam, you should review all of your materials. There is a 2.5-hour time limit to complete this 50-question exam. You may only attempt this exam once.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n