Personality disorders represent perhaps the most challenging disorders that psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners will have to address in their professional careers. Personality disorders can co-occur in every mental health disorder and, in some cases, can mask other disorders. Although difficult to treat, the PMHNP must be able to identify personality disorders and endeavor to work […]

A psychiatric emergency is a situation that if left untreated is likely to cause harm to oneself or others. These acute disturbances of behavior may manifest as suicidal ideation or attempts, violence, agitation, drug overdose, delirium, psychosis, mania, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, or serotonin syndrome. When psychiatric emergencies arise, they can present many challenges to the […]

INTRODUCTION The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner assumes probably no greater responsibility than the responsibility of prescribing medications. While someone can be harmed by psychotherapy, the level and intensity of the harm generally does not come to the same level of harm that can occur from improper prescribing. The PMHNP must understand his/her responsibility both […]

1: what other psychotic-related diagnosis can PMHNP assign to A.J. based on her mental health history? 2:What other mood stabilizer(s) can be used to treat A.J.’s Bipolar I depression? THE ASSIGNMENT Please read week 9 presentation SOAP note (file attached), and please respond to the following questions in two different discussions , ½ to 1 […]

Week 9: COMPLEX CASE STUDY PRESENTATION-Participants Discussion TO PREPARE Please read week 7 presentation SOAP note (file attached), and please respond to the following questions in two different discussions , ½ to 1 page each with at least 2 peer-reviewed references each. Discussion Questions: 1. What are the commonly seen differences in the presentation of […]