Psychiatric Disorders In The Adult and Older Adult client

NSG 6440 Week 6 Discussion:This week’s content discussed common psychiatric disorders in the Adult and Older Adult client. Often times a secondary diagnosis is masked due to their psychiatric disorder. Review the following case study and answer the following questions.

Mr. White is a 72-year-old man, with a history of hypertension, COPD and moderate dementia, who presents with 4 days of increased confusion, nighttime restlessness, visual hallucinations, and urinary incontinence. His physical exam is unremarkable except for tachypnea, a mildly enlarged prostate, inattentiveness, and a worsening of his MMSE score from a baseline of 18 to 12 today.

Mr. White’s presentation is most consistent with an acute delirium (acute change in cognition, perceptual derangement, waxing and waning consciousness, and inattention) Discussion: common psychiatric disorders in the Adult and Older Adult client.

ORDER A PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPER HERE

What is the most likely diagnosis to frequently cause acute delirium in patients with dementia?
What additional testing should you consider if any?
What are treatment options to consider with this patient?

NSG 6440 Week 6 Submission Details:

Post your response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Respond to atleast two posts by the end of the week.

NSG 6440 Week 6 Project Aquifer Case Study

For this assignment, you will complete a Aquifer case study based on the course objectives and weekly content. Aquifer cases emphasize core learning objectives for an evidence-based primary care curriculum. Throughout your nurse practitioner program, you will use the Aquifer case studies to promote the development of clinical reasoning through the use of ongoing assessment and diagnostic skills and to develop patient care plans that are grounded in the latest clinical guidelines and evidence-based practice. NSG 6440 Week 6 Discussion and Project 3 SOAP Note and eMedley Entries.

After you complete the Aquifer case study for the week, please print out the summary of your case session and submit as a PDF file to the Submissions Area. Note that the summary of your case session has your name in the top-right corner. You need to submit this document as evidence that you have completed the case.

The Aquifer assignments are highly interactive and a dynamic way to enhance your learning. Material from the Aquifer cases will be present in the weekly quizzes, the midterm exam, and the final exam. You must have all Aquifer assignments completed in order to successfully pass the course.

Use this link for information on how to access and navigate Aquifer.

This week, complete the case entitled “Case #26: 55-year-old male with fatigue – Mr. Cunha.”

Submission Details:

Name your document SU_NSG6440_W6_Project1_LastName_FirstInitial.pdf.
Submit your document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

NSG 6440 Week 6 Project 3 SOAP Note and eMedley Entries

Each week, you are required to enter your patient encounters into eMedley. Your faculty will be checking to ensure you are seeing the right number and mix of patients for a good learning experience. You will also need to include a minimum of one complete SOAP note using this template . The SOAP note should be related to the content covered in this week, and the completed note should be submitted to the Submissions Area. When submitting your note, be sure to include the reference number from eMedley. NSG 6440 Week 6 Discussion and Project 3 SOAP Note and eMedley Entries.

NSG 6440 Week 6 Submission Details:

By the end of the week, enter your patient encounters into eMedley and complete at least one SOAP note in the template provided. NSG 6440 Week 6 Discussion and Project 3 SOAP Note and eMedley Entries.
Name your SOAP note document SU_NSG6440_W6_SOAPLastName_FirstInitial.doc.
Include the reference number from eMedley in your document.
Submit your document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

NSG 6440 Week 10 – Each week, you are required to enter your patient encounters into eMedley. Your faculty will be checking to ensure you are seeing the right number and mix of patients for a good learning experience. You will also need to include a minimum of one complete SOAP note using this template. The SOAP note should be related to the content covered in this week, and the completed note should be submitted to the Submissions Area. When submitting your note, be sure to include the reference number from eMedley. NSG 6440 Week 6 Discussion and Project 3 SOAP Note and eMedley Entries.

Submission Details:

By the end of the week, enter your patient encounters into eMedley and complete at least one SOAP note in the template provided.
Name your SOAP note document SU_NSG6440_W10_SOAPLastName_FirstInitial.doc.
Include the reference number from eMedley in your document.
Submit your document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

NSG 6440 Week 10 Project APEA Postpredictor Examination

Please submit your proof of completion of the APEA postpredictor exam to psychiatric disorders in the Adult and Older Adult client