Advanced Psychopharmacology and Health Promotion

Unite 2 Neurotransmitters. Discussion and peer response. 1300w. APA. 4 references total due 9-11-23.

Unit 2 discussion APA. 800W.

Key areas of the brain, main neurotransmitters, and chemical neurotransmission.

Instructions:

1. Describe the chemical and electrical processes used in neurotransmission.

2. Why are depolarizations referred to as excitatory postsynaptic potentials and hyperpolarization as inhibitory postsynaptic potentials?

3. What are the differences between absolute and relative refractory periods?

4. Describe key areas of the brain, main neurotransmitters, and chemical neurotransmission?

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis and include peer-reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Peer Response section APA 500W.

Instructions:

Please read and respond to at least two of your peers' initial postings. Consider the following questions in your responses to your peers:

1. Compare and contrast your initial posting with those of your peers.

2. How are they similar or how are they different?

3. What information can you add that would help support the responses of your peers?

4. Ask your peers a question for clarification about their post.

5. What most interests you about their responses?

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

 In  this assignment, students will be asked to share information about their  EBP Project (from Module Four) with their peers in the online setting.   Students will create a visual aid that describes their evidence  based practice project (EBPP) and post it to their group discussion  board in Module Five. Students will create a brief written introduction  about their EBPP to post with their visual aid.  Examples of visual aids  may include but are not limited to: powerpoint, brochure, handout, etc. 

 

Answer the questions below based on the following case study.

A 26-year-old woman presented to the clinic after her cleaning rituals had so exhausted her that she had given up and could now enter only two of the five rooms in her home. For more than a year she has worried that if her house is not sufficiently clean, her 3-year-old son will become ill and could die. Having touched a surface she has to disinfect it repeatedly – a procedure performed in a particular way and taking several hours. In addition, she repetitively washes her hands and sterilizes all the crockery and cutlery before eating. She realizes that she is ‘going over the top’, but she cannot stop thinking that items may have germs on them. This leads to disabling anxiety and fear for her son’s health, which she can only resolve by cleaning. This helps temporarily, but soon the thoughts return again.

1. Summarize the clinical case.
2. What is the DSM 5-TR diagnosis based on the information provided in the case?
3. Which pharmacological treatment would you prescribe according to the clinical guidelines? Include the rationale for this treatment.
4. Which non-pharmacological treatment would you prescribe according to the clinical guidelines? Include the rationale for this treatment excluding a psychotherapeutic modality.
5. Include an assessment of the treatment’s appropriateness, cost, effectiveness, safety, and potential for patient adherence to the chosen medication. Use a local pharmacy to research the cost of the medication and provide the most cost-effective choice for the patient. Use great detail when answering questions 3-5.

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in the current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.  Your initial post is worth 8 points.
• You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Your reply posts are worth 2 points (1 point per response.) 
• All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.
• Please post your initial response by 11:59 PM ET Thursday, and comment on the posts of two classmates by 11:59 PM ET Sunday.
• Late work policies, expectations regarding proper citations, acceptable means of responding to peer feedback, and other expectations are at the discretion of the instructor.
• You can expect feedback from the instructor within 48 to 72 hours from the Sunday due date.

My assigned number was 4 which is: Indications & contraindications for TPA use

Initial post:

Each student will be assigned a number randomly.  Whatever your number is, select the corresponding topic below, then post a minimum of 5 bullet points about the topic.

Your bullet points should address key components of the topic, such as what, how, who, & why.  This information should not be basic things you learned in Med/Surg, but rather advanced critical care based. For example, with Posturing: discuss what causes postering, how do you assess postering, what disease processes cause different types of postering, why is it vital for a critical care nurse to understand the physiology of posturing. 

Think about this as a group effort to create a study guide. Use ONLY your textbook, but do not cut & paste from the book.

Then create, find, or borrow a test style question about your topic & post at the bottom of your bullet points. The format needs to be multiple choice or select all that apply. Think NCLEX style.

 Each week include a paragraph with the results from one of your weekly interviews.

Discussion post assignments are worth 20 points each as follows: 

• 5 points for the quality of your bullet points.
• 5 points for the quality of your question.
• 5 points for answering the question of a peer as your response.
• 5 points for the quality of your rationale.
  • Quality is defined as thorough and thoughtful while demonstrating professional level knowledge of the topic