Description
Part A
Discuss special considerations associated with the psychiatric interview of children.
Part B
You are a psychiatric mental-health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) at a clinic that provides telehealth services to multiple locations; as a result, the clinic serves a diverse patient population. You have decided to create training material to improve prescribing practices among clinicians in the organization.
Instructions:
Design an educational pamphlet geared toward medical professionals that explains what to take into consideration when prescribing to different patient populations. The pamphlet will be available to all disciplines, even if they do not prescribe medication. At a minimum, the pamphlet should include:
Description of pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic considerations for child and adolescent patients with examples of how this impacts prescribing and supported by evidence.
Description of pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic considerations for geriatric patients with examples of how this impacts prescribing and supported by evidence.
Discussion of factors to be considered when providing safe, effective, culturally competent care for patients of different cultures and ethnicities, including specific examples and supported by evidence
The pamphlet should be professional, appropriate for the target audience, and supported by evidence
