Assignment: Assessing and Treating Clients With Psychosis and Schizophrenia NURS 6630N
Assignment: Assessing and Treating Clients With Psychosis and Schizophrenia NURS 6630N
The Assignment
Examine Case Study: Pakistani Woman with Delusional Thought Processes. You will be
asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this client. Be
sure to consider factors that might impact the client’s pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic processes.
At each decision point stop to complete the following:
Decision #1
o Which decision did you select?
o Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the
Learning Resources.
o What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with
evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
o Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #1 and the results
of the decision. Why were they different?
Decision #2
o Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the
Learning Resources.
o What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with
evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
o Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #2 and the results
of the decision. Why were they different?
Decision #3
o Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the
Learning Resources.
o What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with
evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
o Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #3 and the results
of the decision. Why were they different?
Also include how ethical considerations might impact your treatment plan and
communication with clients.
Note: Support your rationale with a minimum of three academic resources. While you
may use the course text to support your rationale, it will not count toward the resource
requirement.
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Learning Resources
Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the
Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.
Required Readings
Note: All Stahl resources can be accessed through this link provided.
Stahl, S. M. (2013). Stahl’s essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and
practical applications (4th ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
To access the following chapters, click on the Essential Psychopharmacology, 4th ed
tab on the Stahl Online website and select the appropriate chapter. Be sure to read all
sections on the left navigation bar for each chapter.
Chapter 4, “Psychosis and Schizophrenia”
Chapter 5, “Antipsychotic Agents”
Stahl, S. M. (2014b). The prescriber’s guide (5th ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge
University Press.
To access information on the following medications, click on The Prescriber’s Guide,
5th ed tab on the Stahl Online website and select the appropriate medication.
Review the following medications:
amisulpride
aripiprazole
asenapine
chlorpromazine
clozapine
flupenthixol
fluphenazine
haloperidol
iloperidone
loxapine
lurasidone
olanzapine
paliperidone
perphenazine
quetiapine
risperidone
sulpiride
thioridazine
thiothixene
trifluoperazine
ziprasidone
Naber, D., & Lambert, M. (2009). The CATIE and CUtLASS studies in schizophrenia:
Results and implications for clinicians. CNS Drugs, 23(8), 649-659.
doi:10.2165/00023210-200923080-00002
Document: Midterm Exam Study Guide (PDF)
Kay, S. R., Fiszbein, A., & Opler, L. A. (1987). The Positive and Negative Syndrome
Scale (PANSS) for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 13(2), 261-276.
Clozapine REMS. (2015). Clozapine REMS: The single shared system for clozapine.
Retrieved from
https://www.clozapinerems.com/CpmgClozapineUI/rems/pdf/resources/Clozapine_REM
S_A_Guide_for_Healthcare_Providers.pdf
Walden University. (2016). ASC success strategies: Studying for and taking a test.
Retrieved from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/academic-skills-center/skills/study
Required Media
Laureate Education. (2016j). Case study: Pakistani woman with delusional thought
processes [Interactive media file]. Baltimore, MD: Author
Note: This case study will serve as the foundation for this week’s Assignment.
Optional Resources
Chakos, M., Patel, J. K., Rosenheck, R., Glick, I. D., Hammer, M. B., Tapp, A., & …
Miller, D. (2011). Concomitant psychotropic medication use during treatment of
schizophrenia patients: Longitudinal results from the CATIE study. Clinical
Schizophrenia & Related Psychoses, 5(3), 124-134. doi:10.3371/CSRP.5.3.2
Fangfang, S., Stock, E. M., Copeland, L. A., Zeber, J. E., Ahmedani, B. K., &
Morissette, S. B. (2014). Polypharmacy with antipsychotic drugs in patients with
schizophrenia: Trends in multiple health care systems. American Journal of Health-
System Pharmacy, 71(9), 728-738. doi:10.2146/ajhp130471
Lin, L. A., Rosenheck, R., Sugar, C., & Zbrozek, A. (2015). Comparing antipsychotic
treatments for schizophrenia: A health state approach. The Psychiatric Quarterly, 86(1),
107-121. doi:10.1007/s11126-014-9326-2
To prepare for this Assignment:
Review this week’s Learning Resources. Consider how to assess and treat clients requiring
anxiolytic therapy.