NURS 6630 Week 8 Case Study: Insomnia
Assignment 2: Assessing and Treating Sleep/Wake Dysfunction
Sleep disorders cause alterations in a person’s sleep pattern (Mayo Clinic, 2020). Unsurprisingly, a sleep issue can impact one’s general health, safety, and happiness. Sleep disorders can be treated psychopharmacologically by psychiatric nurse practitioners, however many of these medicines might negatively impact other areas of a patient’s health. While psychopharmacologic treatments can help with sleep disorders, they can also affect waking habits. For patients with sleep/wake problems, a psychiatric nurse practitioner must thoroughly examine the best psychopharmacologic treatment options.
Mayo Clinic (2020). Sleep issues. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sle…
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PREPARE FOR THIS WORK:
Examine this week’s Learning Resources, including the Medication Resources.
Consider psychopharmacologic therapies for patients with sleep/wake problems.
5 PAGE ASSIGNMENT
Examine Pharmacologic Treatment Options for Insomnia in a Younger Adult. You will be given three options for prescribing medication to this patient. Consider the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes.
At each decision point, weigh all choices before making a choice and moving on. Before making a choice, do your homework and assess your options. Make sure to read primary sources for each option.
Case overview (1 page)
Explain and summarize this Assignment’s case. Include any patient-specific considerations that may influence your decision-making when prescription medicine.
#1 – (1 page)
Which choice did you make?
Why did you make this choice? Provide specific clinical and patient-specific references, including primary literature, to back up your answer.
Why didn’t you choose the other two options? Provide specific clinical and patient-specific references, including primary literature, to back up your answer.
Why did you make this choice? Cite proof and Learning Resources to back up your claim (including the primary literature).
Explain how ethics may affect your treatment approach and patient communication. Give instances.
#2 – (1 page)
Why did you make this choice? Provide specific clinical and patient-specific references, including primary literature, to back up your answer.
Why didn’t you choose the other two options? Provide specific clinical and patient-specific references, including primary literature, to back up your answer.
Why did you make this choice? Cite proof and Learning Resources to back up your claim (including the primary literature).
Explain how ethics may affect your treatment approach and patient communication. Give instances. NURS 6630 Week 8 Insomnia Disorder Case Study Decision #3 (1 page)
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NURS 6630 Week 8 Insomnia Disorder Case Study
Assignment 2: Assessing and Treating Patients With Sleep/Wake Disorders
Sleep disorders are conditions that result in changes in an individual’s pattern of sleep (Mayo Clinic, 2020). Not surprisingly, a sleep disorder can affect an individual’s overall health, safety, and quality of life. Psychiatric nurse practitioners can treat sleep disorders with psychopharmacologic treatments, however, many of these drugs can have negative effects on other aspects of a patient’s health and well-being. Additionally, while psychopharmacologic treatments may be able to address issues with sleep, they can also exert potential challenges with waking patterns. Thus, it is important for the psychiatric nurse practitioner to carefully evaluate the best psychopharmacologic treatments for patients that present with sleep/wake disorders.
Reference: Mayo Clinic. (2020). Sleep disorders. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sle…
TO PREPARE FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT:
Review this week’s Learning Resources, including the Medication Resources indicated for this week.
Reflect on the psychopharmacologic treatments you might recommend for the assessment and treatment of patients with sleep/wake disorders.
THE ASSIGNMENT: 5 PAGES
Examine Case Study: Pharmacologic Approaches to the Treatment of Insomnia in a Younger Adult. You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this patient. Be sure to consider factors that might impact the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes.
At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before selecting your decision and moving throughout the exercise. Before you make your decision, make sure that you have researched each option and that you evaluate the decision that you will select. Be sure to research each option using the primary literature.
Introduction to the case (1 page)
Briefly explain and summarize the case for this Assignment. Be sure to include the specific patient factors that may impact your decision making when prescribing medication for this patient.
Decision #1 (1 page)
Which decision did you select?
Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.
Decision #2 (1 page)
Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples. NURS 6630 Week 8 Insomnia Disorder Case Study
Decision #3 (1 page)
Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples. NURS 6630 Week 8 Insomnia Disorder Case Study
Conclusion (1 page)
Summarize your recommendations on the treatment options you selected for this patient. Be sure to justify your recommendations and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
Note: Support your rationale with a minimum of five academic resources. While you may use the course text to support your rationale, it will not count toward the resource requirement. You should be utilizing the primary and secondary literature.
Reminder : The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available at https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general#s-lg-box-20293632). All papers submitted must use this formatting. NURS 6630 Week 8 Insomnia Disorder Case Study
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