Jordyn is a 27-year-old patient who presents to the clinic with GAD. She is 30 weeks pregnant and has been well controlled on a regimen of sertraline 50mg daily. Jordyn says that “about once or twice a week my husband really gets on my nerves and I can’t take it.” She is opposed to having […]

Glia cells play a supportive role to the neuron. A few of the functions of the glial cells include providing nutrition, maintaining homeostasis, stabilizing synapses, and myelinating axons. The glial cells are categorized as microglia and macroglia. Of these two cell types, which one plays an active and critical role in glutamatergic neurotransmission by providing […]

Clinical Supervision Clinical supervision is an essential component of your development as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. It provides an opportunity for professional collaboration as you share experiences with and gain insights from colleagues. For this clinical supervision Discussion, consider a client family whom you do not think is adequately progressing according to expected […]

Develop effective documentation skills to examine group therapy sessions with children and adolescents * Develop diagnoses for child and adolescent clients receiving group psychotherapy *   Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling child and adolescent clients with psychiatric disorders *   Select two clients you observed or counseled this week during a group therapy […]

As a future advanced practice nurse, it is important that you are able to connect your classroom experience to your practicum experience. By applying the concepts you study in the classroom to clinical settings, you enhance your professional competency. Each week, you complete an Assignment that prompts you to reflect on your practicum experiences and […]

Although termination is an inevitable part of the therapeutic process, it is often difficult for clients. However, by discussing termination throughout therapy, you can better prepare your clients for life without you. Once a client has achieved his or her therapeutic goals, termination sessions should be held and documented in a client termination summary. For […]

Develop effective documentation skills for group therapy sessions *   Develop diagnoses for clients receiving group psychotherapy *   Evaluate the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for groups *   Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric disorders *   * The Assignment related to this Learning Objective is introduced this week […]

The nurse is developing a plan of care for a client with an electrolyte imbalance and identifies a nursing diagnosis of decreased physical mobility. Which alteration is most likely the etiology?   Hypernatremia Hypocalcemia Hypokalemia Hypomagnesemia     QUESTION 827       The nurse discovers that a 78-year-old client who received hydralazine (Apresoline) 20 […]

A 23-year-old female client is brought to the emergency room by her roommate for repeatedly making superficial cuts on her wrists and experiencing wide mood swings. She is very angry and hostile. Her medical diagnosis is adjustment disorder versus borderline personality disorder. The client comments to the nurse, “Nobody in here seems to really   […]

The doctor has ordered a restricted fluid intake for a 2- year-old child with a head injury. Normal fluid intake for a child of 2 years is:   A. 900 mL/24 hr   B. 1300 mL/24 hr   C. 1600 mL/24 hr   D. 2000 mL/24 hr       QUESTION 677   When discussing […]