Describe at least three clinical signs of Anxiety observed in the videos.
Case Study – Anxiety Disorder/Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Course Competency
Assemble nursing care interventions for clients with behavioral or cognitive disorders.
Scenario
Lauren has been diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder and experiences obsessive thoughts that result in compulsive behaviors. This has a major impact on her life and day to day functioning.
Instructions
View the videos segments 1, 2, and 3 for Lauren.
Notice how the nurse continues to gather information to assess the extent of Lauren’s illness. The content relates to the objective that you will be able to describe the symptoms of anxiety and OCD.
Create a document which contains this information:
- Describe at least three clinical signs of Anxiety observed in the videos.
- Describe at least three Obsessive-Compulsive behaviors observed in the videos.
- Explain at least three therapeutic communication techniques used by the nurse in the videos.
- Discuss at least two nursing interventions appropriate for Lauren. Support your choices with rationales.
- Support your ideas with at least two credible resources.
Describe how genes interact with environmental factors to affect behavior.
- Describe how genes interact with environmental factors to affect behavior.
- What major neurotransmitters are associated with mood? How are they involved in abnormal behavior?
- What role do emotions play in psychopathology?
Submission Instructions:
- Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 3 academic sources.
Explain why early Americans admired limited government and why the Founders specifically chose that kind of system for the Constitution.
Chapter 2. essay question
Read Chapter 2 (The Constitution and it’s Origins): https://openstax.org/books/american-government-3e/pages/2-introduction
Watch this Lecture Video about Limited Government:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyz3sytT9JE
Instructions: Please submit your response that completely answers the essay question(s) below. Use information you learned in the assigned reading/videos to answer the questions. Do not use any outside sources, including those found via Google, etc. Questions asking for an opinion need to be answered with information learned in the lecture material.
Posts should be between 250-300 words.
Rubric:
(16-20 points) Post demonstrates excellent knowledge and understanding of course material. Well written with few or no spelling or grammatical mistakes. Met or exceeded word count.
(10-15 points) Post demonstrates moderate knowledge and understanding of course material. More than a few spelling or grammatical mistakes. Did not meet word count.
(0-9 points) Post demonstrates a lack of knowledge and understanding of course material. Several spelling or grammatical mistakes. Did not meet word count.
The Question:
Explain why early Americans admired limited government and why the Founders specifically chose that kind of system for the Constitution. Should the country have stuck with the Articles of Confederation instead of the Constitution? Why or why not?
Compare and contrast fear, worry, anxiety, and panic.
Purpose:Analyze and apply critical thinking skills in the psychopathology of mental health patients and provide treatment and health promotion while applying evidence-based research.Scenario:
J.T. is a 20 year-old who reports to you that he feels depressed and is experiencing a significant amount of stress about school, noting that he’ll “probably flunk out.” He spends much of his day in his dorm room playing video games and has a hard time identifying what, if anything, is enjoyable in a typical day. He rarely attends class and has avoided reaching out to his professors to try to salvage his grades this semester. J.T. has always been a self-described shy person and has had a very small and cohesive group of friends from elementary through high school. Notably, his level of stress significantly amplified when he began college.
You learn that when meeting new people, he has a hard time concentrating on the interaction because he is busy worrying about what they will think of him – he assumes they will find him “dumb,” “boring,” or a “loser.” When he loses his concentration, he stutters, is at a loss for words, and starts to sweat, which only serves to make him feel more uneasy. After the interaction, he replays the conversation over and over again, focusing on the “stupid” things he said. Similarly, he has a long-standing history of being uncomfortable with authority figures and has had a hard time raising his hand in class and approaching teachers. Since starting college, he has been isolating more, turning down invitations from his roommate to go eat or hang out, ignoring his cell phone when it rings, and habitually skipping class. His concerns about how others view him are what drive him to engage in these avoidance behaviors.
Questions:
Remember to answer these questions from your textbooks and NP guidelines. At all times, explain your answers.
- Generate a primary and differential diagnosis using the DSM-5 criteria.
- Develop a biopsychosocial plan of care for this client.
- Compare and contrast fear, worry, anxiety, and panic.
Submission Instructions:
- Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.
Identify and discuss appropriate screening instruments for a patient who has suicidal ideation.
Purpose:Analyze and apply critical thinking skills in the psychopathology of mental health patients and provide treatment and health promotion while applying evidence-based research.
Scenario:
Kel is a 42-year-old certified public accountant (CPA) who dreams each year that she will board a cruise ship the day after Tax Day and go somewhere, anywhere, except Portsmouth, Virginia. Each year the dream, like the ocean, ebbs and flows, but this year she is not even going to think about such a “ridiculous idea.” In fact, she does not even have the energy to dream; getting out of bed and preparing to go to work is simply too labor intensive.
Each evening Kel retires to bed with a lack of energy to complete her normal tasks such as readying her clothes for work and making a lunch. She lacks the energy to shop in the evening; consequently, she eats mostly crackers and canned soup. She is not hungry, and her scale reflects this. She has lost 15 pounds over the last 2 months. She does not attend to her makeup or clothes; she finds both too taxing. The clothes she selects are drab and not ironed. At work she makes no effort to talk with her co-workers and does not initiate new contacts with clients. The normal work of filing taxes and writing reports, which she used to enjoy, are overwhelming, and she feels too disorganized to complete them. Telephone calls and e-mail messages from friends are ignored. Attendance at work is spotty.
Sue, her sister, becomes alarmed with Kel’s unanswered telephone calls and e-mails. Worried, she decides to visit her sister at home. She finds the apartment unclean and in disarray. Kel is unkempt, disheveled, and looks sad. Her voice is monotone and flat. Kel tells Sue that she feels “sad and hopeless. Nothing is ever going to change. I am a bad person and I can’t even do my work right. Although I sleep for many hours, I am still tired all the time.” Sue is alarmed at the changes in her sister and arranges for Kel to visit a health care worker at the medical clinic.
Questions:
Remember to answer these questions from your textbooks and NP guidelines. At all times, explain your answers.
- Describe the presenting problems.
- Generate a primary and differential diagnosis using the DSM5 and ICD 10 codes.
- Formulate and prioritize a treatment plan.
- Identify and discuss appropriate screening instruments for a patient who has suicidal ideation.
Submission Instructions:
- Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 3 academic sources.
Explain why you believe this legislative change was necessary.
Follow the instructions below to participate in the discussion. This reading comes from Mather, J., Lager, P.B., and Harris, N.J. (2007). Child Welfare: Policies and Best Practices (2nd. Ed.). Belmont, CA: Cole/Brooks. Response must be 250-300 words.
- Choose one legislative change reviewed in the reading, “Major Legislative Changes”.
- Explain why you believe this legislative change was necessary.
What examples of advocacy do you see in your own nursing practice? List and discuss 2 examples.
What examples of advocacy do you see in your own nursing practice? List and discuss 2 examples.
Submission Instructions:
- Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 3 academic
Describe the agency, level of regulatory authority (local, state, federal), scope of regulatory authority, and role within the US healthcare system.
Identify regulatory agencies that regulate health and the health care system within the US, create a table listing your 5 regulatory agencies and address the following:
- Describe the agency, level of regulatory authority (local, state, federal), scope of regulatory authority, and role within the US healthcare system.
- Address relevance of the organization or the organization’s authority to the APRN/DNP graduate.
- Describe relevance to specialty area, area of practice, or setting of practice. For an example, mental health.
Submission Requirements:
- In the table, write the 3 criteria above and respond to them.
- The table is to be clear and concise
What components of the ACA do you think will have a positive effect on improving health care outcomes and decreasing costs?
What components of the ACA do you think will have a positive effect on improving health care outcomes and decreasing costs?
Submission Instructions:
- Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 3 academic sources
What are specific actions that health professionals can take regardless of their practice area and site to promote population and community health?
What are specific actions that health professionals can take regardless of their practice area and site to promote population and community health?
Submission Instructions:
- Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 3 academic sources.
