Herzing NU 670 Full Course Discussions

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Unit 1 Discussion Introduction
Instructions:
Welcome to NU670! I am looking forward to learning about each and every one of you, and I know your classmates are as well. This discussion board is for you to share information with your classmates and me so we can begin to create relationships with our online classroom environment.
Using Zoom, create a 2-3 minute video introducing yourself to your instructor and peers. In the video, please address the following:
If you would like to use Zoom, please see the Zoom Tutorial for more detailed instructions.
After your recording is complete, follow these instructions to create a private, unlisted YouTube video (Links to an external site.). You will need the YouTube video website/URL for this discussion. Submit your YouTube video website/URL to this discussion page. The best way to do this is to copy and paste the website/URL for the YouTube video into a Word document and then post the Word document. Your instructor and peers will access your video via the link.
As a way of introducing yourselves to the instructor and your peers, please post the following:

Your name
Location
of your current position (If not employed, what are your expectations when you complete your program?)
Previous Nursing experience specialty background
Why you chose PMHNP as your concentration?
What made you consider enrolling the Herzing online PMHNP program?
Your career goals

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.
Please review post and response expectations. Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets criteria.

Unit 2 Discussion
Discussion Prompt

Choose a medication that is in the Antipsychotic Classification.  This can be a first-generation or second-generation antipsychotic.
You may not duplicate this medication in the thread  – Please choose different medications!!
In your post, use the opportunity to teach your peers about this medication

The FDA indications for treatment
The mechanism of action
The side effects
Dosage
Pearls for treatment
Side effects
Special considerations
Lab work to monitor
Pregnancy/breastfeeding indication
Elderly special considerations
Renal and hepatic considerations, etc.

Then find 2 research articles to support your medication with research, new findings, etc.

The articles should be published within the last 3 years and peer-reviewed.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer-reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with in-text citations and corresponding references in APA format.
Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.
Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Unit 3 Discussion
Discussion Prompt

Discuss the use of conventional mood stabilizers in the treatment of bipolar depression. For this discussion, list at least two medications that have an FDA approval for bipolar depression. What are the risks/benefits of using these medications to treat bipolar depression?
Which mood stabilizers are preferred for use in the geriatric population?
Discuss topiramate. What is it used for (in psychiatry)? For this discussion include any associated monitoring, testing, or major side effects.
Which mood stabilizers are FDA approved in children and adolescents for psychiatric disorders?
Discuss gabapentin. What is it used for (in psychiatry)? For this discussion include any associated monitoring, testing, or major side effects.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis and include peer-reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with in-text citations and corresponding references in APA format.
Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.
Estimated time to complete: 3 hours

Unit 4 Discussion
Discussion Prompt

Side effects are a common reason that patients discontinue medications. List one common side effect for each medication and one potential way to manage it.

Amitriptyline
Bupropion
Fluoxetine
Paroxetine

Some potential side effects from antidepressants can be serious; what is the difference between neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) and serotonin syndrome? How are they treated?
Are any antidepressants approved for or preferred in postpartum depression?
Which class of antidepressants (if any) are generally recommended to be used in geriatrics?
Side effects are a common reason that patients discontinue medications. List one common side effect for each medication and one potential way to manage it.

Review prescribing guidelines for benzodiazepines for anxiety in your state. Are there any limitations for APRN’s to prescribe? How do the numbers of scripts written by APRN’s compare to those of physicians?

Unit 5 Discussion
Special Population Peer Review
Initial Discussion Question/Prompt
Post the link to your substance use presentation for this week so peers can view.  No replies to others’ presentations are required but you are encouraged to view others’ presentations and comment.

Submit the unlisted Youtube link to your created presentation for peer review.  Ensure that your link is listed as “unlisted” and not private so it can be viewed.

Unit 6 Discussion
Discussion Prompt

Naltrexone is often used in psychiatric mental health care for many reasons related to addiction and/or impulse control. It is also occasionally used to help patients with self-harm behaviors or weight loss. Considering the mechanism of action of naltrexone, how does it aid in addiction treatment?
Compare and contrast methadone and buprenorphine for substance abuse treatment. For this discussion, addiction use (what substances) include the mechanism of action, contraindications, and the pros or cons of each option.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis and include peer-reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with in-text citations and corresponding references in APA format.
Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.
Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Unit 7 Discussion
Discussion Prompt
Explore options for complementary and alternative medicine in psychiatric mental health care or functional medicine aspects that you could envision incorporating into your practice.  For this discussion, since this ends our psychopharmacology and prescribing course, keep your options focused on supplements, herbs, etc…   Include the following:

Diagnostic testing and assessments:
Pharmacologic interventions: including dosage, route, and frequency
Mechanism of Action (MOA)
Contraindications
Education, including health promotion, maintenance, and psychosocial needs:
Referrals:
Follow-up, including return to clinic (RTC) with a time frame and reason and any labs that support your choice with at least 1 peer-reviewed article within the timeframe of the last five (5) years.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis and include peer-reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with in-text citations and corresponding references in APA format.
Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.
Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Unit 8 Discussion
Reflection
Please respond to the following questions based upon these course objectives:

Understand and be able to articulate the fundamentals of neurotransmission as it relates to prescribing psychotropic medications for clients with acute and chronic mental health conditions.
Discuss major categories of psychotropic drugs, their rationale for use, mechanisms of action, common side effects, and drug interactions.
Discuss evidence to support and the appropriate use of complimentary alternative medications in patients that are experiencing acute and chronic mental health conditions seeking adjunctive or monotherapy treatment while considering cultural and genetic factors as well as patient values.
Utilize clinical assessment tools associated with diagnosing and prescribing for psychiatric disorders and begin to utilize these tools in clinical settings to assist with diagnosis and treatment of chronic mental health conditions.
Propose psychotherapeutic medication for selected patients keeping in mind safety concerns while utilizing knowledge of current mental health, medical concerns, age, gender, cultural factors, genetic factors, ethical concerns, patient values, and prescriptive authority impact decision making.
Utilize research and provide basic diagnostic and psychopharmacology education to your client and his/her family when prescribing.
Understand ethical and legal considerations and controversies in current pharmacological treatment of mental health patients.

Please answer the following questions with supporting examples and full explanations.

For each of the learning objectives, provide an analysis of how the course supported each objective.
Explain how the material learned in this course, based upon the objectives, will be applicable to the professional application.