Description
Assignment: Study Guide
Please review the classroom instructions carefully for the required components of the study guide. You should pick ONE medication of your choosing and put together a study guide.
Psychosis and schizophrenia greatly impact the brain’s normal processes, which interfere with the ability to think clearly. When symptoms of these disorders are uncontrolled, patients may struggle to function in daily life. However, patients often thrive when properly diagnosed and treated under the close supervision of a psychiatric mental health practitioner. For this Assignment, you will develop a study guide for an assigned psychotropic agent for treating patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders. You will share your study guide with your colleagues. In sum, these study guides will be a powerful tool in preparing for your course and PMHNP certification exam.
TO PREPARE FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT:
Review this week’s Learning Resources, including the Medication Resources indicated for this week.
Reflect on the psychopharmacologic treatments you might recommend for treatment of patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders.
Research your assigned psychotropic medication agent using the Walden Library. Then, develop an organizational scheme for the important information about the medication.
Review Learning Resource: Utah State University. (n.d.). Creating study guides. https://www.usu.edu/academic-support/test/creating_study_guide
THE ASSIGNMENT
Create a study guide for your assigned psychotropic medication agents. Your study guide should be in the form of an outline with references, and you should incorporate visual elements such as concept maps, charts, diagrams, images, color coding, mnemonics, and/or flashcards. Be creative! It should not be in the format of an APA paper. Your guide should be informed by the FDA-approved and Evidenced-Based, Clinical Practice Guidelines Research but also supported by at least three other scholarly resources.
Areas of importance you should address, but are not limited to, are:
Title page
Description of the Psychopharmacological medication agent including brand and generic names and appropriate FDA indication uses
Any supporting, valid and reliable research for non-FDA uses
Drug classification
The medication mechanism of action
The medication pharmacokinetics
The medication pharmacodynamics
Mechanism of Action
Appropriate dosing, administration route, and any considerations for dosing alterations
Considerations of use and dosing in specific specialty populations to consider children, adolescents, elderly, pregnancy, suicidal behaviors, etc.
Definition of Half-life, why half-life is important, and the half-life for your assigned medication
Side effects/adverse reaction potentials
Contraindications for use including significant drug to drug interactions
Overdose Considerations
Diagnostics and labs monitoring
Comorbidities considerations
Legal and ethical considerations
Pertinent patient education considerations
Reference Page
Note: Support your rationale with a minimum of five academic resources. While you may use the course text to support your rationale, it will not count toward the resource requirement. You should be utilizing the primary and secondary literature.
Medication Resources
U.S. Food & Drug Administration https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/in… (n.d.). https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/in… https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/in…
Note: To access the following medications, use the Drugs@FDA resource. Type the name of each medication in the keyword search bar. Select the hyperlink related to the medication name you searched. Review the supplements provided and select the package label resource file associated with the medication you searched. If a label is not available, you may need to conduct a general search outside of this resource provided. Be sure to review the label information for each medication as this information will be helpful for your review in preparation for your Assignments.
amisulpride
aripiprazole
asenapine
brexpiprazole
cariprazine
chlorpromazine
clozapine
flupenthixol
fluphenazine
haloperidol
iloperidone
loxapine
lumateperone
lurasidone
olanzapine
paliperidone
perphenazine
pimavanserin
quetiapine
risperidone
sulpiride
thioridazine
thiothixene
trifluoperazine
ziprasidone
reminder: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available at https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general#s-lg-box-20293632). All papers submitted must use this formatting
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NURS_6630_Week7_Assignment_Rubric
NURS_6630_Week7_Assignment_Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCreate a study guide, in outline form with references, for your assigned medication. Incorporate visual elements such as concept maps, charts, diagrams, images, color coding, mnemonics, and/or flashcards.
30 to >26.0 pts
Excellent Point range: 90–100
The response is in a well-organized and detailed outline form. Informative and well-designed visual elements are incorporated. … Followed directions correctly by uploading assignment to Gradebook and submitted to the discussion forum area.
26 to >23.0 pts
Good Point range: 80–89
The response is in an organized and detailed outline form. Appropriate visual elements are incorporated. … Partially followed directions by uploading assignment to Gradebook but did not submit to the discussion forum area.
23 to >20.0 pts
Fair Point range: 70–79
The response is in outline form, with some inaccuracies or details missing. Visual elements are somewhat vague or inaccurate. … Partially followed directions by submitting to the discussion forum area but did not upload assignment to Gradebook.
20 to >0 pts
Poor Point range: 0–69
The response is unorganized, not in outline form, or is missing. Visual elements are inaccurate or missing. … Did not follow directions as did not submit to discussion forum area and did not upload assignment to gradebook per late policy.
30 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStudy guide completion elements addressed in Week 7 assignment area
50 to >44.0 pts
Excellent Point range: 90–100
The response thoroughly addresses all required content areas.
44 to >39.0 pts
Good Point range: 80–89
The response adequately addresses all required content areas. Minor details may be missing.
39 to >34.0 pts
Fair Point range: 70–79
The response addresses all required content areas, with some inaccuracies or vagueness.
34 to >0 pts
Poor Point range: 0–69
The response vaguely or inaccurately addresses the required content areas. Or, three or more content areas are missing.
50 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSupport your guide with references and research providing at least five evidence-based, peer-reviewed journal articles or evidenced-based guidelines. Be sure they are current (no more than 5 years old).
10 to >8.0 pts
Excellent Point range: 90–100
The response is supported by the 5 current, evidence-based resources from the literature.
8 to >7.0 pts
Good Point range: 80–89
The response provides at least 4 current, evidence-based resources from the literature that appropriately support the study guide information.
7 to >6.0 pts
Fair Point range: 70–79
3 evidence-based resources are provided to support the study guide, but they may only provide vague or weak justification.
6 to >0 pts
Poor Point range: 0–69
2 or fewer resources are provided to support assessment and diagnosis decisions. The resources may not be current or evidence-based.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWritten Expression and Formatting – English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation
5 to >4.0 pts
Excellent Point range: 90–100
Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.
4 to >3.5 pts
Good Point range: 80–89
Contains a few (1 or 2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
3.5 to >3.0 pts
Fair Point range: 70–79
Contains several (3 or 4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
3 to >0 pts
Poor Point range: 0–69
Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding.
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWritten Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.
5 to >4.0 pts
Excellent Point range: 90–100
Uses correct APA format with no errors.
4 to >3.5 pts
Good Point range: 80–89
Contains a few (1 or 2) APA format errors.
3.5 to >3.0 pts
Fair Point range: 70–79
Contains several (3 or 4) APA format errors.
3 to >0 pts
Poor Point range: 0–69
Contains many (≥ 5) APA format errors.
5 pts
Total Points: 100
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Title of the Paper in Full Goes Here
Student Name Here
Program Name or Degree Name, Walden University
Course Number, Section, and Title
(Example: NURS 0000 Section 01, Title of Course)
Instructor Name
Month, Day, Year
(enter the date submitted to instructor)
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Title of the Paper
This is your introductory paragraph designed to inform the reader of what you will cover
in the paper. (BSN Students – Carefully follow your course-specific Grading Rubric concerning
the content that is required for your assignment and the Academic Writing Expectations [AWE]
level of your course.) This template’s formatting—Times New Roman 12-point font (other
options include Calibri 11, Arial 11, Lucida Sans Unicode 10, and Georgia 11), double spacing,
1” margins, 1/2” indentations beginning of each paragraph, page numbers, and page breaks—is
set for you, and you do not need to change it. Do not add any extra spaces between the heading
and the text (you may want to check Spacing under Paragraph, and make sure settings are all set
to “0”). The ideas in this paper should be in your own words and supported by credible outside
evidence. Cite the author, year of publication, and page number, if necessary, per APA. The
introductory paragraph should receive no specific heading because the first section functions as
your paper’s introduction. Build this paragraph with the following elements:
1. Briefly detail what has been said or done regarding the topic.
2. Explain the problem with what has been said or done.
3. Create a purpose statement (also commonly referred to as a thesis statement) as the last
sentence of this paragraph: “The purpose of this paper is to describe…”.
Level 1 Heading (Name According to the Grading Rubric Required Content)
This text will be the beginning of the body of the paper. Even though this section has a
new heading, make sure to connect this section to the previous one so the reader can follow
along with the ideas and research presented. The first sentence, or topic sentence, in each
paragraph should transition from the previous paragraph and summarize the main point in the
paragraph. Make sure each paragraph addresses only one topic. When you see yourself drifting
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to another idea, make sure you break into a new paragraph. Avoid long paragraphs that are more
than three-fourths of a page. Per our program recommendations, each paragraph should be at
least 3-4 sentences in length and contain a topic sentence, evidence, analysis, and a conclusion or
lead out sentence. See the MEAL plan (Main idea, Evidence, Analysis, and Lead out) in the
Writing Center. In your paragraphs, synthesize your resources/readings into your own words and
avoid using direct quotations. In the rare instances you do use a direct quotation of a historical
nature from a source, the page or paragraph numbers are also included in the citation. For
example, Leplante and Nolin (2014) described burnout as “a negative affective response
occurring as result of chronic work stress” (p. 2). When you transition to a new idea, you should
begin a new paragraph.
Another Level 1 Heading (Name According to the Grading Rubric Required Content)
Here is another Level 1 heading. Again, the topic sentence of this section should explain
how this paragraph is related to or a result of what you discussed in the previous section.
Consider using transitions between sentences to help readers see the connections between ideas.
Be sure to credit your source(s) in your paper using APA style. The APA Manual 7th
edition and the Walden Writing Center are your best citation resources. Writing Center resources
are available at https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/apa/citations. You must
appropriately and correctly cite all works used in your document.
The following paragraph provides examples of in-text citation examples. According to
Leplante (2019), employers cause burnout when employees are stressed by too much work. Or
you might write and cite in this manner: Employers cause burnout when employees are stressed
by too much work (Leplante, 2019). When paraphrasing, the author name and year of publication
in citations is required by APA to direct the reader to a specific source in the reference list.
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Personal communications are not listed in the reference page but are noted in text as (S. Wall,
personal communication, May 24, 2019). This should immediately follow the content of the
interview. Also, go to
Another Level 1 Heading (Name According to the Grading Rubric Required Content)
APA can seem difficult to master, but following the general rules becomes easier with
use. The Writing Center also offers numerous APA resources on its website and can answer your
questions via email. Prior to submitting your paper for grading, submit your draft to SafeAssign
Drafts found in the left column of your course.
And so forth until the conclusion….
Conclusion
The conclusion section should recap the major points of your paper. Do not introduce
new ideas in this paragraph; the conclusion should interpret what you have written and what it
means in the bigger picture.
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References
Please note that the following references are intended as examples only. List your own
references in alphabetical order. Also, these illustrate different types of references; you are
responsible for any citations not included in this list. In your paper, be sure every reference entry
matches a citation, and every citation refers to an item in the reference list.
Journal Article; Two Authors; DOI
Leplante, J. P. & Nolin, C. (2014). Consultas and socially responsible investing in Guatemala: A
case study examining Maya perspectives on the Indigenous right to free, prior, and
informed consent. Society & Natural Resources, 27(4), 231–248.
https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2013.861554
Journal Article, Two Authors; URL
Eaton, T. V., & Akers, M. D. (20007). Whistleblowing and good governance. CPA Journal,
77(6), 66–71. http://archives.cpajournal.com/2007/607/essentials/p58.htm
Journal Article, More Than Twenty Authors; DOI
Wiskunde, B., Arslan, M., Fischer, P., Nowak, L., Van den Berg, O., Coetzee, L., Juárez, U.,
Riyaziyyat, E., Wang, C., Zhang, I., Li, P., Yang, R., Kumar, B., Xu, A., Martinez, R.,
McIntosh, V., Ibáñez, L. M., Mäkinen, G., Virtanen, E., . . . Kovács, A. (2019). Indie pop
rocks mathematics: Twenty One Pilots, Nicolas Bourbaki, and the empty set. Journal of
Improbable Mathematics, 27(1), 1935–1968. https://doi.org/xxx/xxxxxx
Book; One Author
Weinstein, J. A. (2019). Social change (3rd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield.
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Book; Chapter in an Edited Book
Christensen, L. (2020). For my people: Celebrating community through poetry. In B. Bigelow,
B. Harvey, S. Karp, & L. Miller (Eds.), Rethinking our classrooms: Teaching for equity
and justice (Vol. 2; pp. 16–17). Rethinking Schools.
Professional Organization Web page
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018). Back to school.
https://www.cdc.gov/features/teens-back-to-school/index.html
Professional Organization Book
American Nurses Association. (2010). Nursing: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.).
Two or more works by same author in the same year
Wall, S. (2018a). Effects of friendship on children’s behavior. Journal of Social Psychology,
4(1), 101–105.
Wall, S. (2018b). Trials of parenting adolescents with deviant behaviors. Journal of Child
Psychology, 4(12), 161–167.
Government Article
National Institute of Mental Health. (1990). Clinical training in serious mental illness (DHHS
Publication No. ADM 90-1679). U.S. Government Printing Office.
Lecture Notes
Health effects of exposure to forest fires [Lecture notes]. (2019). Walden University Blackboard.
https://class.waldenu.edu
Personal Communication (Only Goes in Body of Paper and not in References)
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Video
Walden University. (2009). Title of video here [Video]. Walden University Blackboard.
https://class.waldenu.edu
Television (Audio)
Important, I. M. (Producer). (1990, November 1). The nightly news hour [TV series episode].
Central Broadcasting Service.
APA Resources
You have other several options to assist you in the formulation of your reference page.
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Your American Psychological Association (APA) Manual is your best reference
resource. Use the current edition with a copyright date of 2020.
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The Walden Writing Center also a great place for referencing advice at
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/apa/references.
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Citation and reference examples are provided in the ‘BSN TOP Ten References and
Citations” handout found in the Writing Resources tab of the course. This document
covers the 10 most commonly used reference and citation formats. You are responsible
for looking up any that are not included on this list.
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