This week, as you examine antidepressant therapies. The focus of
your assessment tool, a decision tree, will specifically center on one of the
most vulnerable populations, pediatrics. Please remember, you must also
consider the ethical and legal implications of these therapies.
Please click this link
It has three decision. You have to
choose three medications decision. Each decision should help the kid and also
you have to write rationale for each medication decision. I listed 6 resources
pick 5.
https://cdnfiles.laureate.net/2dett4d/Walden/NURS/6521/05/mm/decision_trees/week_02/index.html
Resources
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jpc.12655
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/17280583.2014.938497
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jpc.12655
https://iacapap.org/content/uploads/A.7-Psychopharmacology-2019.1.pdf
https://web-a-ebscohost-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=8828b56d-7767-4ce1-ba82-35b3bee4a011%40sessionmgr4007
https://alphacarecms.magellanhealth.com/media/445492/magellan-psychotropicdrugs-0203141.pdf
The Assignment: 5 pages, minimum of five academic resources.
Examine Case Study: An African
American Child Suffering From Depression. 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.
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.
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