NR 605 Week 8 Reflection, Assignments of Health sciences

Download NR 605 Week 8 Reflection and more Assignments Health sciences in PDF only on Docsity! 1 Reflection Week 8 NR605: Differential Diagnosis 2 Reflection Week 8 Describe how learning in this course helped you to meet Program Outcome 2: Create a caring environment for achieving quality health outcomes. (Care-Focused). Provide at least two specific examples. During this session I learned how to Formulate appropriate diagnoses and evidence- based treatment plans using psychosocial theory, psychotherapy and psychopharmacologic modalities for management of common mental health diagnoses based on the needs of the patient and family. I learned that social interactions and relationships play a intricate role in development and that development continues over the course of our lifespan. In this we learn to focus on the connection between the patient’s personal and social history which include their culture, life experiences and all important relationships. Once this is understood the appropriate psychotherapy can be determined. For example Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). CBT is used to address negative thoughts and behaviors that are the basis for mental disturbances. The goal of CBT are to increase resilience, coping skills along with problem solving skills all while Increasing self-esteem and/or self-efficacy (David, 2020). There are time that Psychopharmacologic Modalities must be used in conjunction with psychotherapy to achieve optimal results. Such as in the case of severe anxiety. A person’s anxiety can be to a point that they may need a psychopharmacological intervention before they can participate and benefit from psychotherapy (Khalil, 2019). To Effectively diagnose 5 David, L. (2020). Low intensity CBT interventions by general practitioners. Oxford Guide to Low Intensity CBT Interventions, 347- 356. https://doi.org/10.1093/med:psych/9780199590117.003.0036 Khalil, R. (2019). Editorial: Are we in need for novel therapeutics in anxiety disorders? (Thematic issue: non-antidepressant long term treatment of anxiety disorders). Current Clinical Pharmacology, 10(2), 84- 85. https://doi.org/10.2174/157488471002150723144817 Ruben, B., & Seemiller, C. (2021). Demonstrating empathetic listening. Communication. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781071863800 Rushforth, H. (2019). Advanced nursing practice: The theoretical context and evidence base. Advanced Nursing Practice, 21-49. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-37812-4_2 Stein, K., & Milne, R. (2019). Mental health technology assessment: Practice based research to support evidence-based practice. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 2(2), 37- 39. https://doi.org/10.1136/ebmh.2.2.37 6