For your Assignment, your Instructor will assign you one of the decision tree interactive media pieces provided in the Resources. As you examine the patient case studies in this module’s Resources, consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting symptoms of neurological and musculoskeletal disorders.

To Prepare

· Review the interactive media piece assigned by your Instructor. 

· Reflect on the patient’s symptoms and aspects of the disorder presented in the interactive media piece.

· Consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting with the symptoms of the patient case study you were assigned.

· You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the diagnosis and treatment for this patient. Reflect on potential co-morbid physical as well as patient factors that might impact the patient’s diagnosis and treatment.

Write a 2-page summary paper that addresses the following:

· Briefly summarize the patient case study you were assigned, including each of the three decisions you took for the patient presented.

· Based on the decisions you recommended for the patient case study, explain whether you believe the decisions provided were supported by the evidence-based literature. Be specific and provide examples. Be sure to support your response with evidence and references from outside resources. What were you hoping to achieve with the decisions you recommended for the patient case study you were assigned? Support your response with evidence and references from outside resources.

· Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with each of the decisions and the results of the decision in the exercise. Describe whether they were different. Be specific and provide examples.

Use and cite at least 4 sources for the assignment.

Please discuss each medication option listed in Decision Point 1. Why did you not choose the alternative options? What is the mechanism of action for each medication? What are first line FDA approved medications for the disease state?

Case study assigned: YOU PICK

Under Required Media, feel free to go through both interactive scenarios as many times as you would like. Pick ONE to write your paper on and discuss the points above.

http://cdnfiles.laureate.net/2dett4d/Walden/NURS/6521/05/mm/decision_trees/week_10/index.html

http://cdnfiles.laureate.net/2dett4d/Walden/NURS/6521/05/mm/decision_trees/week_07/index.html

 Case 1: Volume 2, Case #16: The woman who liked late-night TV 

Post a response to the following:

• Provide the case number in the subject line of the Discussion.
• List three questions you might ask the patient if he or she were in  your office. Provide a rationale for why you might ask these questions.
• Identify people in the patient’s life you would need to speak to or  get feedback from to further assess the patient’s situation. Include  specific questions you might ask these people and why.
• Explain what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be appropriate for the patient and how the results would be used.
• List three differential diagnoses for the patient. Identify the one that you think is most likely and explain why.
• List two pharmacologic agents and their dosing that would be  appropriate for the patient’s sleep/wake therapy based on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. From a mechanism of action  perspective, provide a rationale for why you might choose one agent over  the other.
• If your assigned case includes “check points” (i.e., follow-up data  at week 4, 8, 12, etc.), indicate any therapeutic changes that you  might make based on the data provided. 
• Explain “lessons learned” from this case study, including how you  might apply this case to your own practice when providing care to  patients with similar clinical presentations. 

* Four References Required

* No Plagiarism 

Discussion Prompt:
After your graduation, you will be in an academic or clinical field. Depending on your field choice, discuss one nursing theory and identify the effect that the implications of this theory could have on nursing administration, management, or education.

Compare the two grand nursing theories explored with the middle range theory you have chosen for your presentation. How are the middle range theory and the grand theories similar? different? 

Module 05 General Psychology Credit by Assessment

Psychological principles are theories and beliefs about major areas of our lives, like cognitions, intelligence, social groups, habit, behavior, and many others. Let’s explore how we identify and utilize psychological principles in daily life. In a 2 page paper, please analyze the following:

• How do psychological principles affect the study of the behavior of individuals and groups?
• What are the parameters of behavioral deviance and its various therapies?
• How do psychological principles affect the study of individual differences?
• Last, explain the role of psychology in such areas as industry, complex organizations, law, and education.

This paper should be 2-3 pages in length and use APA formatting (cover page, paper body formatting, citations, and references: see Rasmussen’s APA guide in the Resources tab, or by clicking here. Prior to submitting your paper, be sure you proofread your work to check your spelling and grammar. If you use any outside sources, please site those sources in APA citation format.