You have just been appointed as the new administrator for St. Georges’ Skilled Nursing Facility. On your appointment, you were told by the board that the facility needs an electronic health record (EHR) system in place to be competitive. The board now wants to hear your plans for the facility. Specifically, they want to know […]

CASE STUDY: Della Ricci, a 39-year-old female client (DOB: 4/1/1985), presents to the Emergency Department (ED) with complaints of frequent migraines with aura. She states one such episode just ended as she arrived at the parking lot of the ED, driven by her husband. She states that typically, the episode starts with bright zigzag lights […]

Case scenario: Rita is an 18-year-old who presents to the emergency department with her parents after telling them earlier in the day that she did not want to be alive anymore. Rita reports that for the past 6 months she has been “feeling down,” and she has been having thoughts of killing herself throughout the […]

Debbie is a 28-year-old woman who presents to an outpatient psychiatry clinic with a 1-month history of panic attacks. She has a past history of major depressive disorder (MDD) and is taking a low-dose serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). During the panic attacks, she experiences severe anxiety with the following symptoms: lightheadedness, accelerated heart rate, […]

Pam is a 53-year-old woman who comes into the clinic reporting problems with sleep for the past 5 months. She tells you that she has been using over-the-counter sleep aids but has not found them helpful. Even though they help her fall asleep, she wakes up multiple times every night. She also feels groggy for […]

Case Study Scenario: Rick is a 72-year-old man previously diagnosed with depressive disorder. He was brought to the emergency room by his wife after he cut his hands with a hacksaw, sustaining damage to various structures and needing surgical intervention. His wife describes that she was going back to work after an extended leave to […]

Unit 6 Case Study: An elderly client presents with complaints of manic symptoms. Read the scenario below and then follow the assignment directions on Tab 2. Case Study Scenario: Mrs. Darcy, a 78-year-old retired teacher, has struggled with recurrent major depressive episodes since her late 20s. It was not until 2 months ago that she […]

Unit 9 Case Study: Mr. Robert presents with acute confusion, disorientation, and agitation. Read the scenario below and then follow the assignment directions on Tab 2 Case Study Scenario: Mr. Robert, a 71-year-old man treated with sertraline 150 mg daily for major depressive disorder for the previous 2 years, was brought to the emergency department […]

You will not be able to access the Unit 4 Assignment Dropbox until you complete the Unit 3 Learning Activity. Case Study 4: Mrs. Julie presents with mood symptoms and is at risk for suicide. Refer to assignment directions in Tab #2 for further information. Your writing assignment should: follow the conventions of Standard English […]

Case Study 8: Mr. Dennis presents with bizarre and aggressive behaviors. Refer to assignment directions in Tab #2 for further information. Your writing assignment should: follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.); be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful; display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and; […]