To Prepare:
- Review the interactive media (see below) piece assigned by your Instructor.
- Reflect on the patient’s symptoms and aspects of the disorder presented in the interactive media piece.
- Consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting with the symptoms of the patient case study you were assigned.
- You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the diagnosis and treatment for this patient. Reflect on potential co-morbid physical as well as patient factors that might impact the patient’s diagnosis and treatment.
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Write a 3 page summary paper that addresses the following:
- Briefly summarize the patient case study you were assigned, including each of the three decisions you took for the patient presented.
- Based on the decisions you recommended for the patient case study, explain whether you believe the decisions provided were supported by the evidence-based literature. Be specific and provide examples. Be sure to support your response with evidence and references from outside resources.
- What were you hoping to achieve with the decisions you recommended for the patient case study you were assigned? Support your response with evidence and references from outside resources.
- Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with each of the decisions and the results of the decision in the exercise. Describe whether they were different. Be specific and provide examples.
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Interactive media
https://cdn-media.waldenu.edu/2dett4d/Walden/NURS/6521/05/mm/decision_trees/week_10/index.html
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Walden University, LLC. (Producer). (2019b). Alzheimer’s disease links to an external site. [Interactive media file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
In this interactive media piece, you will make decisions for prescribing and recommending pharmacotherapeutics to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
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Medications:
Speed Pharmacology. (2019). Pharmacology- Drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease (Made Easy)Links to an external site. [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euzRPrvrwj0&t=31s
Rubric:
NURS_6521_Week8_Assignment_Rubric
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Briefly summarize the patient case study you were assigned, including each of the three decisions you took for the patient presented. Be specific.
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20 pts
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Based on the decisions you recommended for the patient case study, explain whether you believe the decisions provided were supported by the evidence-based literature. Be specific and provide examples. Be sure to support your response with evidence and references from outside resources.
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25 pts
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What were you hoping to achieve with the decisions you recommended for the patient case study you were assigned? Support your response with evidence and references from outside resources.
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20 pts
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Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with each of the decisions and the results of the decisions in the exercise. Describe whether they were different. Be specific and provide examples.
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20 pts
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Written Expression and Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization: Paragraphs make clear points that support well developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused–neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance.
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5 pts
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Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation
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5 pts
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Written Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, running head, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.
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5 pts
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Total Points: 100
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