NU664 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client I
Week 2 Assignment
Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology Questionnaire
1. In what lobe of the brain do the following processes take place:
• Judgment
• Reasoning
• Conceptual planning
• Abstract thinking
2. Aphasia is a disturbance in what function?
3. What system incorporates the following:
• Amygdala
• Hippocampus
• Nucleus accumbens
• Thalamus
4. What structure is important for making new memories?
5. The sensory and relay center of the brain are _______.
6. Agonists increase or decrease the effect of a neurotransmitter?
7. Which neurotransmitter is closely associated with the reward and pleasure circuit and implicated in addiction?
8. Damage to this area of the brain can lead to Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s chorea, and Tourette’s?
9. Visual, tactile, and auditory input come into which area of the brain for processing?
10. The amygdala contributes to establishing emotional memories – True or False?
NU664 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client I
Week 5 Assignment
Psychiatric Evaluation Questionnaire
Instructions
The purpose of this assignment is to help you identify the components of the mini-mental status and/or MoCA exams that can be incorporated into a biopsychosocial assessment. After completing the required readings, please complete the mini-mental status or MoCA exam on a friend or family member. Please note: All personal information about your friend or family member should remain anonymous.
Document your findings and upload to this assignment.
NU664 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client I
Week 7 Assignment
iHuman Case Study
Overview
Case studies and simulations are excellent ways to practice critical thinking and problem solving in patient care in a safe space. These case-based assignments are designed to provide you with an opportunity to practice applying the theoretical knowledge you have acquired in a real-life scenario. Use this assignment to apply all the best practices that you have learned and be as thorough and detailed as you can.
In this course, we will be using an interactive simulation tool called iHuman to provide you with exposure to case study information. Through iHuman, you will have the opportunity to interact with a simulated patient to collect and analyze data much in the same way you would in real life. After collecting that data, you will use the iHuman platform to diagnose and develop a treatment plan. After completing the iHuman case, you will prepare a SOAP note to summarize and provide an overview of the simulated clinical experience. The SOAP note is a good tool to use in your practice, as it covers the areas of documentation that are considered vital in order to achieve the goals of treatment. You will be using SOAP notes (or something similar) frequently in your practice.
Instructions
Once completing the orientation session, you will have access to your first iHuman case where you can explore the functionality of the site prior to starting the weekly scheduled cases. This case will be graded, and you will be expected to submit a SOAP note associated with this case. Complete the iHuman case study assigned for the week. You will be working in the iHuman platform to complete the case. Follow the directions on logging in and navigating in iHuman. Refer back to the iHuman Orientation for complete instructions on navigating in iHuman.
When working in iHuman, practice as if this were a real patient. For example, the platform allows you to ask many questions when taking a history. However, in reality, you will likely be limited in time. Practice setting yourself a time limit and work on being efficient in your clinical interview. While there is time for empathy, you do not want to distract from good clinical investigation.
In iHuman, review the specific instructions for the appropriate case. These instructions will help you understand the expectations of each case, as they may differ.
Once you have completed all the steps in iHuman, complete a SOAP Note (Word) for the patient you worked with. (Note: The template is meant to be a guide. You can change the formatting of your SOAP note if the table style does not work for you. Additionally, you can copy and paste what you have written in iHuman into your SOAP note if the content is appropriate.)
Your SOAP note should be no more than five pages long.
Use academic sources, cited in APA format, to support your rationale in your Assessment and Plan.
While items in iHuman may be auto-marked, your grade for this assignment is not based on how you perform within iHuman. The iHuman platform is merely an opportunity for you to interact with a simulated patient and gather data.
If you require technical support with the iHuman platform, use the iHuman Help Center to contact iHuman Technical Support directly. Technical support includes a malfunction of the platform; they will not be able to help with issues involving content!
NU664 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client I
Week 8 Assignment
Suicide PSA Proposal
Instructions
In Week 8, you will be completing a public service announcement (PSA) on an area of interest for suicide prevention based on the materials for this course or other resources.
For this assignment, you will create an engaging one- to two-minute public service announcement (PSA) aimed at mobilizing the community to take action and facilitate change.Your announcement should be designed to grab and hold the attention of the viewer. You will need to conduct research about the population and suicide prevention in order to create an effective PSA. Identify the risk and protective factors of your population of interest.
You may use the medium of your choice, such as podcast recording, video recording, or PowerPoint video. Your PSA must include voice over.
In preparation for this assignment and to help you get started, you should consider the following:
Develop a list of outcome objectives your PSA will address.
Familiarize yourself with other public service announcements to evaluate what you feel is effective or not effective.
Tailor your PSA regarding suicide prevention carefully to the special population people group.
Think about your word choices. How will you capture people’s attention?
What questions will your PSA answer? How will your PSA raise awareness or change the public’s attitudes and behaviors?
How does your PSA fulfill the objectives you have created?
Script out your PSA and prepare for recording.
Use these instructions to record your video:
Open the Zoom Tutorial to use for video recordings.
Upload your recording as an unlisted video on YouTube. Important: It is your responsibility to ensure that your link is active and working. It is highly recommended that you play back your video from a different device than the one you used to upload to YouTube to ensure that it works properly.
To upload your YouTube video URL to the Week 8 assignment:
Create a Word document properly named to associate with the assignment.
Copy and paste the YouTube URL into the Word Document.
Upload to the Week 8 assignment.
NU664 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client I
Week 8 Assignment 2
Group-Facilitated Communication Board and Instructions
Overview
There are two purposes to this assignment. The first is for each group to demonstrate the ability to collaborate, design and create a group-facilitated discussion plan that will teach fellow classmates about their chosen topic. The second is for each group to successfully demonstrate the ability to use their group-facilitated discussion plan to facilitate a discussion forum with their fellow classmates.
Instructions for the Facilitating Group
Connect with the members of your group.
Within this communication board, determine the best plan of action going forward to complete this assignment. Each group is more than welcome to continue using this communication board for the entire assignment. During the initial meeting, determine how often you will meet, the responsibilities of each group member, and on which meeting tool you would like to use if not this communication board. (i.e. Skype, Google Hangouts, etc.).
Work together as a group to create the group-facilitated discussion plan.
Remember that the group-facilitated discussion plan topic needs to be based on the child and adolescent populations.
This plan will be used during the topic discussion week and should elicit a thought-provoking discussion for your classmates.
Each member of the group is to explore and locate resources that can be used for their topic.
A minimum of four resources (literature reviewed articles, videos, and the like) should be included as a part of your group-facilitated discussion plan. These resources are needed to provide content for your peers to review as a part of their participation in the discussion.
Once the resources have been reviewed and decided upon within the group, three to four discussion prompts should be created for fellow classmates to answer during their participation in the discussion.
Submit the entire group-facilitated discussion plan for grading in Week 8.
Each group will choose one member who will be responsible for submitting the group's entire discussion plan.
The discussion plan should be submitted to Week 8 Assignment 2: Group-Facilitated Discussion Plan Submission. This will be a graded assignment. Your faculty will also provide feedback for your review on the grading rubric. At the time of your draft grading, you may be required to make revisions in your draft and resubmit to your faculty for review. If revisions are needed, it will be noted in the grading rubric.
Your plan should include a brief overview of the topic, a list of the resources that you will be asking your classmates to review, three to four discussion prompts you plan to use to facilitate the discussion, and any resources that you used in preparing your discussion prompts.
Your plan should be in APA format.
For ideas on how to structure your discussion, including resources to help your classmates learn, please review this sample discussion prompt: Example of a Good Group Facilitated Discussion (PDF). Note: This sample provides you with guidance on structure, not on content!
Group-Facilitated Discussion Presentation Week
On Day 1 of your selected topic facilitation week, one member of your group will be responsible for posting the following:
The presentation of your topic for your classmates to read.
Three to four discussion prompts for your classmates to answer. (Example: Please respond to the following questions:…)
The resources you want your classmates to review.
Any instructions that will help your classmates understand what to do for your facilitated discussion.
During your group-facilitation week, each and every member of your group is to participate in the facilitation of the discussion. This means you are responsible for responding to each classmate's initial discussion prompt post, making certain that everyone is engaged, questions are being answered, and the discussion is expanding.
NU664 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client I
Week 10 Assignment
iHuman Case Study
Overview
Case studies and simulations are excellent ways to practice critical thinking and problem solving in patient care in a safe space. These case-based assignments are designed to provide you with an opportunity to practice applying the theoretical knowledge you have acquired in a real-life scenario. Use this assignment to apply all the best practices that you have learned and be as thorough and detailed as you can.
In this course, we will be using an interactive simulation tool called iHuman to provide you with exposure to case study information. Through iHuman, you will have the opportunity to interact with a simulated patient to collect and analyze data much in the same way you would in real life. After collecting that data, you will use the iHuman platform to diagnose and develop a treatment plan. After completing the iHuman case, you will prepare a SOAP note to summarize and provide an overview of the simulated clinical experience. The SOAP note is a good tool to use in your practice, as it covers the areas of documentation that are considered vital in order to achieve the goals of treatment. You will be using SOAP notes (or something similar) frequently in your practice.
Instructions
Complete the iHuman case study assigned for the week. You will be working in the iHuman platform to complete the case. Follow the directions on logging in and navigating in iHuman. You will need to input your first and last name and email address to access the recording. Refer back to the iHuman Orientation for complete instructions on navigating in iHuman.
When working in iHuman, practice as if this were a real patient. For example, the platform allows you to ask many questions when taking a history. However, in reality, you will likely be limited in time. Practice setting yourself a time limit and work on being efficient in your clinical interview. While there is time for empathy, you do not want to distract from good clinical investigation.
In iHuman, review the specific instructions for the appropriate case. These instructions will help you understand the expectations of each case, as they may differ.
Once you have completed all the steps in iHuman, complete a SOAP Note (Word) for the patient you worked with. (Note: The template is meant to be a guide. You can change the formatting of your SOAP note if the table style does not work for you. Additionally, you can copy and paste what you have written in iHuman into your SOAP note if the content is appropriate.)
Your SOAP note should be no more than five pages long.
Use academic sources, cited in APA format, to support your rationale in your Assessment and Plan.
While items in iHuman may be auto-marked, your grade for this assignment is not based on how you perform within iHuman. The iHuman platform is merely an opportunity for you to interact with a simulated patient and gather data.
If you require technical support with the iHuman platform, use the iHuman Help Center to contact iHuman Technical Support directly. Technical support includes a malfunction of the platform; they will not be able to help with issues involving content!
NU664 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client I
Week 11 Assignment
iHuman Case Study
Overview
Case studies and simulations are excellent ways to practice critical thinking and problem solving in patient care in a safe space. These case-based assignments are designed to provide you with an opportunity to practice applying the theoretical knowledge you have acquired in a real-life scenario. Use this assignment to apply all the best practices that you have learned and be as thorough and detailed as you can.
In this course, we will be using an interactive simulation tool called iHuman to provide you with exposure to case study information. Through iHuman, you will have the opportunity to interact with a simulated patient to collect and analyze data much in the same way you would in real life. After collecting that data, you will use the iHuman platform to diagnose and develop a treatment plan. After completing the iHuman case, you will prepare a SOAP note to summarize and provide an overview of the simulated clinical experience. The SOAP note is a good tool to use in your practice, as it covers the areas of documentation that are considered vital in order to achieve the goals of treatment. You will be using SOAP notes (or something similar) frequently in your practice.
Instructions
Complete the iHuman case study assigned for the week. You will be working in the iHuman platform to complete the case. Follow the directions on logging in and navigating in iHuman. You will need to input your first and last name and email address to access the recording. Refer back to the iHuman Orientation for complete instructions on navigating in iHuman.
When working in iHuman, practice as if this were a real patient. For example, the platform allows you to ask many questions when taking a history. However, in reality, you will likely be limited in time. Practice setting yourself a time limit and work on being efficient in your clinical interview. While there is time for empathy, you do not want to distract from good clinical investigation.
In iHuman, review the specific instructions for the appropriate case. These instructions will help you understand the expectations of each case, as they may differ.
Once you have completed all the steps in iHuman, complete a SOAP Note (Word) for the patient you worked with. (Note: The template is meant to be a guide. You can change the formatting of your SOAP note if the table style does not work for you. Additionally, you can copy and paste what you have written in iHuman into your SOAP note if the content is appropriate.)
Your SOAP note should be no more than five pages long.
Use academic sources, cited in APA format, to support your rationale in your Assessment and Plan.
While items in iHuman may be auto-marked, your grade for this assignment is not based on how you perform within iHuman. The iHuman platform is merely an opportunity for you to interact with a simulated patient and gather data.
If you require technical support with the iHuman platform, use the iHuman Help Center to contact iHuman Technical Support directly. Technical support includes a malfunction of the platform; they will not be able to help with issues involving content!
NU664 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client I
Week 12 Assignment
iHuman Case Study
Overview
Case studies and simulations are excellent ways to practice critical thinking and problem solving in patient care in a safe space. These case-based assignments are designed to provide you with an opportunity to practice applying the theoretical knowledge you have acquired in a real-life scenario. Use this assignment to apply all the best practices that you have learned and be as thorough and detailed as you can.
In this course, we will be using an interactive simulation tool called iHuman to provide you with exposure to case study information. Through iHuman, you will have the opportunity to interact with a simulated patient to collect and analyze data much in the same way you would in real life. After collecting that data, you will use the iHuman platform to diagnose and develop a treatment plan. After completing the iHuman case, you will prepare a SOAP note to summarize and provide an overview of the simulated clinical experience. The SOAP note is a good tool to use in your practice, as it covers the areas of documentation that are considered vital in order to achieve the goals of treatment. You will be using SOAP notes (or something similar) frequently in your practice.
Instructions
Complete the iHuman case study assigned for the week. You will be working in the iHuman platform to complete the case. Follow the directions on logging in and navigating in iHuman. You will need to input your first and last name and email address to access the recording. Refer back to the iHuman Orientation for complete instructions on navigating in iHuman.
When working in iHuman, practice as if this were a real patient. For example, the platform allows you to ask many questions when taking a history. However, in reality, you will likely be limited in time. Practice setting yourself a time limit and work on being efficient in your clinical interview. While there is time for empathy, you do not want to distract from good clinical investigation.
In iHuman, review the specific instructions for the appropriate case. These instructions will help you understand the expectations of each case, as they may differ.
Once you have completed all the steps in iHuman, complete a SOAP Note (Word) for the patient you worked with. (Note: The template is meant to be a guide. You can change the formatting of your SOAP note if the table style does not work for you. Additionally, you can copy and paste what you have written in iHuman into your SOAP note if the content is appropriate.)
Your SOAP note should be no more than five pages long.
Use academic sources, cited in APA format, to support your rationale in your Assessment and Plan.
While items in iHuman may be auto-marked, your grade for this assignment is not based on how you perform within iHuman. The iHuman platform is merely an opportunity for you to interact with a simulated patient and gather data.
If you require technical support with the iHuman platform, use the iHuman Help Center to contact iHuman Technical Support directly. Technical support includes a malfunction of the platform; they will not be able to help with issues involving content!
NU664 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client I
Week 13 Assignment
iHuman Case Study
Overview
Case studies and simulations are excellent ways to practice critical thinking and problem solving in patient care in a safe space. These case-based assignments are designed to provide you with an opportunity to practice applying the theoretical knowledge you have acquired in a real-life scenario. Use this assignment to apply all the best practices that you have learned and be as thorough and detailed as you can.
In this course, we will be using an interactive simulation tool called iHuman to provide you with exposure to case study information. Through iHuman, you will have the opportunity to interact with a simulated patient to collect and analyze data much in the same way you would in real life. After collecting that data, you will use the iHuman platform to diagnose and develop a treatment plan. After completing the iHuman case, you will prepare a SOAP note to summarize and provide an overview of the simulated clinical experience. The SOAP note is a good tool to use in your practice, as it covers the areas of documentation that are considered vital in order to achieve the goals of treatment. You will be using SOAP notes (or something similar) frequently in your practice.
Instructions
Complete the iHuman case study assigned for the week. You will be working in the iHuman platform to complete the case. Follow the directions on logging in and navigating in iHuman. You will need to input your first and last name and email address to access the recording. Refer back to the iHuman Orientation for complete instructions on navigating in iHuman.
When working in iHuman, practice as if this were a real patient. For example, the platform allows you to ask many questions when taking a history. However, in reality, you will likely be limited in time. Practice setting yourself a time limit and work on being efficient in your clinical interview. While there is time for empathy, you do not want to distract from good clinical investigation.
In iHuman, review the specific instructions for the appropriate case. These instructions will help you understand the expectations of each case, as they may differ.
Once you have completed all the steps in iHuman, complete a SOAP Note (Word) for the patient you worked with. (Note: The template is meant to be a guide. You can change the formatting of your SOAP note if the table style does not work for you. Additionally, you can copy and paste what you have written in iHuman into your SOAP note if the content is appropriate.)
Your SOAP note should be no more than five pages long.
Use academic sources, cited in APA format, to support your rationale in your Assessment and Plan.
While items in iHuman may be auto-marked, your grade for this assignment is not based on how you perform within iHuman. The iHuman platform is merely an opportunity for you to interact with a simulated patient and gather data.
If you require technical support with the iHuman platform, use the iHuman Help Center to contact iHuman Technical Support directly. Technical support includes a malfunction of the platform; they will not be able to help with issues involving content!
NU664 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client I
Week 14 Assignment
iHuman Case Study
Overview
Case studies and simulations are excellent ways to practice critical thinking and problem solving in patient care in a safe space. These case-based assignments are designed to provide you with an opportunity to practice applying the theoretical knowledge you have acquired in a real-life scenario. Use this assignment to apply all the best practices that you have learned and be as thorough and detailed as you can.
In this course, we will be using an interactive simulation tool called iHuman to provide you with exposure to case study information. Through iHuman, you will have the opportunity to interact with a simulated patient to collect and analyze data much in the same way you would in real life. After collecting that data, you will use the iHuman platform to diagnose and develop a treatment plan. After completing the iHuman case, you will prepare a SOAP note to summarize and provide an overview of the simulated clinical experience. The SOAP note is a good tool to use in your practice, as it covers the areas of documentation that are considered vital in order to achieve the goals of treatment. You will be using SOAP notes (or something similar) frequently in your practice.
Instructions
Complete the iHuman case study assigned for the week. You will be working in the iHuman platform to complete the case. Follow the directions on logging in and navigating in iHuman. You will need to input your first and last name and email address to access the recording. Refer back to the iHuman Orientation for complete instructions on navigating in iHuman.
When working in iHuman, practice as if this were a real patient. For example, the platform allows you to ask many questions when taking a history. However, in reality, you will likely be limited in time. Practice setting yourself a time limit and work on being efficient in your clinical interview. While there is time for empathy, you do not want to distract from good clinical investigation.
In iHuman, review the specific instructions for the appropriate case. These instructions will help you understand the expectations of each case, as they may differ.
Once you have completed all the steps in iHuman, complete a SOAP Note (Word) for the patient you worked with. (Note: The template is meant to be a guide. You can change the formatting of your SOAP note if the table style does not work for you. Additionally, you can copy and paste what you have written in iHuman into your SOAP note if the content is appropriate.)
Your SOAP note should be no more than five pages long.
Use academic sources, cited in APA format, to support your rationale in your Assessment and Plan.
While items in iHuman may be auto-marked, your grade for this assignment is not based on how you perform within iHuman. The iHuman platform is merely an opportunity for you to interact with a simulated patient and gather data.
If you require technical support with the iHuman platform, use the iHuman Help Center to contact iHuman Technical Support directly. Technical support includes a malfunction of the platform; they will not be able to help with issues involving content!
NU664 Primary Care of the Psychiatric Mental Health Client I
Week 15 Assignment
Major Case Analysis
The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with the opportunity to analyze and synthesize the components of a complete psychiatric assessment with clinical interventions, based on evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and theoretical knowledge. This assignment allows you to demonstrate your ability to complete a full mental health assessment of your selected client’s current, psychological, physical, and social functioning. You should be able to demonstrate critical thinking and to correlate theory and practice.
Instructions
Select a client or case that you have worked within either your practice or your practicum setting. Ensure that you correctly redact the appropriate information (name, etc.).
Prepare a full mental health evaluation on your client. Use the resources presented in the course to help guide your evaluation. Kaplan & Saddock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry has a robust list of the categories of information you should collect and present in your evaluation report (5.1. Parts of the Initial Psychiatric Interview). This should include the following:
A full psychiatric, physical, social, family, and work history including verbal reports of the client, your observations of the client, and a summary of any diagnostic aids that you have used.
The use of at least one psychiatric screening or assessment tool from the literature to assist in your assessment of the client
A full physical assessment in addition to the mental status exam and psychiatric history
Develop a DSM-5 diagnostic assessment:
Support your diagnosis through a thoughtful, evidence-based analysis of the data collected in your evaluation.
Propose a practical, evidence-based plan of care:
Keep in mind the role of the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner is to assess all aspects of the patient’s health status, including health promotion, health protection, and disease prevention. Psychiatric care is interdisciplinary. Your plan of care may include the use of other mental health professionals for the delivery of appropriate care. For example, someone who has been chronically out of work and whose unemployed status has contributed to his or her depression might require social work or educational assessment to address that aspect of the client’s poor psychological functioning.
Requirements
Support your assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plan with appropriate literature citations.
The paper should be no more than ten pages in length, not including a title page and references.
Use current APA formatting and citations.
Acronyms should not be used.
The assessment must be well written and be of professional quality. It must be clear, logically developed, and free of spelling, grammatical, and syntactical errors. Use full sentences.
The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner employs evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to guide screening activities, identifies health promotion needs, and provides anticipatory guidance and counseling addressing environmental, lifestyle, and developmental issues.
Review a Clinical Case Study (Word) sample paper to get a better sense of expectations.
