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NURS 6660 Diagnostic Instruments Assignment

NURS 6660 Diagnostic Instruments Assignment NURS 6660 Diagnostic Instruments Assignment Question: 2 A variety of diagnostic instruments are available to assist the PMHNP with comprehensive data collection. Which of the following tools is considered an ―interviewer-based‖ tool designed as a guide to clinicians designed to help clarify answers to questions? A. The Children’s Interview for […]

NURS 6640 PMHNP Recommends Discussion

NURS 6640 PMHNP Recommends Discussion NURS 6640 PMHNP Recommends Discussion Question 6 A 21-year-old patient has been having trouble adjusting to college life. She tells the PMHNP that she had five alcoholic drinks at a party this past weekend. She also acknowledges that she drank the same amount of alcohol at a party the previous […]

Discussion: Factors Influencing Disease

Discussion: Factors Influencing Disease Discussion: Factors Influencing Disease Question Discussion: Factors That Influence Disease In clinical settings, some of the most common questions that patients ask are Why do I have this? What caused this disorder? Will it ever go away? These emotional questions can be difficult to ask and to answer. However, for patients […]

Discussion: NURS 5050 Health Policy Advocacy

Discussion: NURS 5050 Health Policy Advocacy Discussion: NURS 5050 Health Policy Advocacy Question NURS6050/NRSE6050/NURS5050 Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health Week 5 Discussion Professional Nursing and State-Level Regulations Boards of Nursing (BONs) exist in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands. Similar entities […]

PMHNP Evaluation NURS 6660 Discussion

PMHNP Evaluation NURS 6660 Discussion PMHNP Evaluation NURS 6660 Discussion Question: 1 The PMHNP is evaluating a 15-year-old male patient who has been referred by his courtappointed guardian. He has been in foster care for the last 6 years and maintained a steady pattern of low-level behavior problems such as skipping school and ignoring curfew. […]

NURS 6640 Response by PMHNP Discussion

NURS 6640 Response by PMHNP Discussion NURS 6640 Response by PMHNP Discussion Question 7 The PMHNP is meeting with an older, female adult patient and her daughter. The patient has early onset dementia. The daughter expresses concern, saying, “I don’t want you to just stick my mother in a home and give her medicine. I’m […]

NURS 6640 Psychodynamic Therapy Discussion

NURS 6640 Psychodynamic Therapy Discussion NURS 6640 Psychodynamic Therapy Discussion Question 8 The PMHNP meets with a 31-year-old woman who reports feeling as though she is “at her breaking point” with work. The PMHNP learns that the woman works 12-hour days, including one day on the weekend, because she is nervous about company layoffs. “I […]

NURS 6640 Psychodynamic Therapy Discussion

NURS 6640 Psychodynamic Therapy Discussion NURS 6640 Psychodynamic Therapy Discussion Question 8 The PMHNP meets with a 31-year-old woman who reports feeling as though she is “at her breaking point” with work. The PMHNP learns that the woman works 12-hour days, including one day on the weekend, because she is nervous about company layoffs. “I […]

NURS 6640 Terminate a Patient Discussion

NURS 6640 Terminate a Patient Discussion NURS 6640 Terminate a Patient Discussion Question 9 When preparing to terminate a patient, what does the PMHNP do to organize thoughts about the patient’s progress made during treatment? Selected Answer: B. Reviews the patient’s file to identify issues and important themes that were highlighted throughout treatment NURS 6640 […]

NURS 6640 Assessment Tools Discussion

NURS 6640 Assessment Tools Discussion NURS 6640 Assessment Tools Discussion Discussion: Assessment Tools Assessment tools have two primary purposes: 1) to measure illness and diagnose clients, and 2) to measure a client’s response to treatment. Often, you will find that multiple assessment tools are designed to measure the same condition or response. Not all tools, […]