discussion week 2

As a psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner, it is essential for you to have a strong background in foundational neuroscience. In order to diagnose and treat patients, you must not only understand the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders but also how medications for these disorders impact the central nervous system. These concepts of foundational neuroscience can be challenging to understand. Therefore, this Discussion is designed to encourage you to think through these concepts, develop a rationale for your thinking, and deepen your understanding by interacting with your colleagues.

For this Discussion, review the Learning Resources and reflect on the concepts of foundational neuroscience as they might apply to your role as the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in prescribing medications for patients. 

Post a response to each of the following:

  1. Explain the agonist-to-antagonist spectrum of action of psychopharmacologic agents, including how partial and inverse agonist functionality may impact the efficacy of psychopharmacologic treatments.
  2. Compare and contrast the actions of g couple proteins and ion gated channels.
  3. Explain how the role of epigenetics may contribute to pharmacologic action.
  4. Explain how this information may impact the way you prescribe medications to patients. Include a specific example of a situation or case with a patient in which the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner must be aware of the medication’s action.

Chapter 3

one-page abstract on chapter 3 from the Kaakinen et al. textbook. The abstract shall highlight the salient points in the chapter, not to exceed one page double-spaced, including a brief critique, and comply with APA 7th Edition format and style with 3 references.

Please Reply to the following 2 Discussion posts

Please see the attachment for instructions

Assess 2

Nursing

Leadership is an integral element in any job, regardless of the work title. However, it is important to recognize that leadership is not just one single skill; instead, success in leadership depends on a broad range of skills, among them are decision making, collaboration, and communication.

Develop a 3–4 page professional response to the supervisor in which you analyze your leadership skills and how you would use them to lead a project requiring group collaboration using the Letter Template which has two main components. In your response:

  • Identify the qualities of a successful leader and compare them to your own leadership characteristics.
  • Make recommendations on how to lead and foster teamwork.

This Book Must be used for at-least 1 reference – New Leadership for Today’s Health Care Professionals, 2nd Edition

& 2-3 other current sources below

Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:

  • Written communication:
    • Express your main points, arguments, and conclusions coherently.
    • Use correct grammar and mechanics.
    • Proofread your writing.
  • Length: 3–4 double-spaced pages.
  • Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
  • References: Support your claims, arguments, and conclusions with credible evidence from 2–3 current, scholarly or professional sources.
  • APA format: Apply current APA formatting to all in-text citations and reference

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In 2–3 pages, plus introduction and references pages.APA format and free plagiarism

Submit your Assignment. Attach copies of or links to the suicide and violence risk assessments you selected.

· Explain your state laws (FLORIDA) for involuntary psychiatric holds for child and adult psychiatric emergencies. Include who can hold a patient and for how long, who can release the emergency hold, and who can pick up the patient after a hold is released.

· Explain the differences among emergency hospitalization for evaluation/psychiatric hold, inpatient commitment, and outpatient commitment in your state.

· Explain the difference between capacity and competency in mental health contexts.

· Select one of the following topics, and explain one legal issue and one ethical issue related to this topic that may apply within the context of treating psychiatric emergencies: patient autonomy, EMTALA, confidentiality, HIPAA privacy rule, HIPAA security rule, protected information, legal gun ownership, career obstacles (security clearances/background checks), and payer source.( choose the one you want.)

· Identify one evidence-based suicide risk assessment that you could use to screen patients.

· Identify one evidence-based violence risk assessment that you could use to screen patients.

nursing knowledge

The development of nursing knowledge is an ongoing process. Discuss the case for the ongoing development and use of nursing grand theories and conversely, make a case for the obsolescence of nursing grand theories for today’s practice and research.

Require 400 words and at least 3 scholarly references no later than 5 years old. 

No Plagiarism 

intervention plan design to improve the quality of outcomes for your target population and setting. related to combating or preventing veterans homelessness

Develop a 4-6 page holistic intervention plan design to improve the quality of outcomes for your target population and setting.TOPIC: combating and preventing veterans homelessness

ntroduction

Note: Each assessment in this course builds on the work you completed in the previous assessment. Therefore, you must complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.

Your application of the PICOT approach to developing your problem statement and the research that you conducted and synthesized in your literature review are the foundation and framework that you will need to successfully build your intervention plan. This plan will lay out specific components of the intervention you are planning to address the need you have identified for the target population and setting. You will justify your approach to the intervention plan by integrating appropriate theoretical foundations. You will also analyze and address the needs of stakeholders, requirements of regulatory bodies, and ethical and legal considerations. It is important to have a sound intervention plan design in place before trying to work on the details of implementation and evaluation.

Preparations

  • Read Guiding Questions: Intervention Plan Design [DOC]. This document is designed to give you questions to consider and additional guidance to help you successfully complete this assessment.
  • As you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to think about other related issues to deepen your understanding or broaden your viewpoint. You are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community. Note that these questions are for your own development and exploration and do not need to be completed or submitted as part of your assessment.
    • What theoretical nursing models, strategies from other disciplines, and health care technologies could help support or justify your approach to the intervention plan?
    • What evidence from the literature or best practice supports the intervention plan components you identified?
    • What, if any, potential is there for technology to help in the development or implementation of the intervention plan components?
    • What is the impact of stakeholders, health care policy, or regulations?
    • Are there any ethical or legal considerations related to the development or implementation of the intervention plan components that need to be kept in mind? If so, what are they?

Instructions

Note: The assessments in this course are sequenced in such a way as to help you build specific skills that you will use throughout your program. Complete the assessments in the order in which they are presented.

You intervention plan design will be the second section of your final project submission. The goal for this is to design a holistic plan that should be able to improve the quality of outcomes for your target population and setting. Provide enough detail so that the faculty member assessing your intervention plan design will be able to provide substantive feedback that you will be able to incorporate into the other project components in this course, as well as into the final draft of your project.

At minimum, be sure to address the bullet points below, as they correspond to the grading criteria. You may also want to read the scoring guide and Guiding Questions: Intervention Plan Design document (linked above) to better understand how each criterion will be assessed. In addition to the bullet points below, provide a brief introduction that refreshes the reader’s memory about your problem statement and the setting and context for this intervention plan.

Reminder: these instructions are an outline. Your heading for this this section should be Intervention Plan Components and not Part 1: Intervention Plan Components.

Part 1: Intervention Plan Components
  • Define the major components of an intervention plan for a health promotion, quality improvement, prevention, education, or management need.
  • Explain the impact of cultural needs and characteristics of a target population and setting on the development of intervention plan components.
Part 2: Theoretical Foundations
  • Evaluate theoretical nursing models, strategies from other disciplines, and health care technologies relevant to an intervention plan.
  • Justify the major components of an intervention by referencing relevant and contemporary evidence from the literature and best practices.
Part 3: Stakeholders, Policy, and Regulations
  • Analyze the impact of stakeholder needs, health care policy, regulations, and governing bodies relevant to health care practice and specific components of an intervention plan.
Part 4: Ethical and Legal Implications
  • Analyze relevant ethical and legal issues related to health care practice, organizational change, and specific components of an intervention plan.
Address Generally Throughout
  • Communicate intervention plan in a professional way that helps the audience to understand the proposed intervention.

Discusssion

 Resources

To Prepare:

  • Review the Congress website provided in the Resources and identify one recent (within the past 5 years) proposed health policy.
  • Review the health policy you identified and reflect on the background and development of this health policy.

Post a description of the health policy you selected and a brief background for the problem or issue being addressed. Which social determinant most affects this policy? Explain whether you believe there is an evidence base to support the proposed policy and explain why. Be specific and provide examples.

NEED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE PLEASE

aging

Diet/Nutrition

Robin Majeski, PhD, RN, Clinical Associate Professor, The Erickson School

Learning Objectives

Describe the Mediterranean diet

Evaluate the benefits of the Mediterranean diet, especially for older adults.

Required Reading/YouTube

Mayo Clinic (2018). Mediterranean diet: A heart healthy eating plan,
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/mediterranean-diet/art-20047801

YouTube, Mediterranean Diet by Dr. Oz,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oU0VWVV45w

Audio-embedded PPT for Module 6.

Video for Module 6

Mediterranean Diet: What Is It?*

*http://livetrainperform.com/tag/arvada/

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Mediterranean Diet: What Is It?*

Eat mostly plant-based foods: fruits, veggies, whole grains, nuts, legumes. At least 5 servings of veggies daily.
Use healthy fats (eg. monounsaturated fat: olive oil, canola oil)
Use herbs and spices instead of salt
Eat fish (e.g salmon, trout, tuna, mackeral) and poultry at least twice weekly
Get plenty of physical activity and stay hydrated.

*https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/mediterranean-diet/art-20047801

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*Image, https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/mediterranean-diet/art-20047801

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Mediterranean Diet: Benefits*

Reduces risk of heart disease, stroke and chronic disease

Associated with a lower level of “bad” (LDL) cholesterol

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