Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Assessment and Treatment of Patients with Psychosis and
Schizophrenia - Case Study Analysis
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, as you examine the patient case study in this week’s Learning
Resources, consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting with
psychosis and schizophrenia.
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 the assessment and treatment of patients with schizophrenia-
related psychoses.
The Assignment: 5 pages
Examine Case Study: Pakistani Woman With Delusional Thought
Processes. You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the
medication to prescribe to this patient. Be sure to consider factors that might
impact the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes.
At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before selecting your
decision and moving throughout the exercise. Before you make your
decision, make sure that you have researched each option and that you
evaluate the decision that you will select. Be sure to research each option
using the primary literature.
Introduction to the case (1 page)
Briefly explain and summarize the case for this Assignment. Be sure to
include the specific patient factors that may impact your decision
making when prescribing medication for this patient.
Decision #1 (1 page)
Which decision did you select?
Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your
response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources,
including the primary literature.
Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise?
Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and
patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support
your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources
(including the primary literature).
Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan
and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.
Decision #2 (1 page)
, Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your
response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources,
including the primary literature.
Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise?
Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and
patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support
your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources
(including the primary literature).
Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan
and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.
Decision #3 (1 page)
Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your
response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources,
including the primary literature.
Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise?
Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and
patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support
your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources
(including the primary literature).
Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan
and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.
Conclusion (1 page)
Summarize your recommendations on the treatment options you
selected for this patient. Be sure to justify your recommendations and
support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific
resources, including the primary literature.
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.
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.
CASE STUDY:
Delusional Disorders
Schizophrenia - Case Study Analysis
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, as you examine the patient case study in this week’s Learning
Resources, consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting with
psychosis and schizophrenia.
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 the assessment and treatment of patients with schizophrenia-
related psychoses.
The Assignment: 5 pages
Examine Case Study: Pakistani Woman With Delusional Thought
Processes. You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the
medication to prescribe to this patient. Be sure to consider factors that might
impact the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes.
At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before selecting your
decision and moving throughout the exercise. Before you make your
decision, make sure that you have researched each option and that you
evaluate the decision that you will select. Be sure to research each option
using the primary literature.
Introduction to the case (1 page)
Briefly explain and summarize the case for this Assignment. Be sure to
include the specific patient factors that may impact your decision
making when prescribing medication for this patient.
Decision #1 (1 page)
Which decision did you select?
Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your
response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources,
including the primary literature.
Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise?
Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and
patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support
your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources
(including the primary literature).
Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan
and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.
Decision #2 (1 page)
, Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your
response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources,
including the primary literature.
Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise?
Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and
patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support
your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources
(including the primary literature).
Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan
and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.
Decision #3 (1 page)
Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your
response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources,
including the primary literature.
Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise?
Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and
patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support
your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources
(including the primary literature).
Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan
and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.
Conclusion (1 page)
Summarize your recommendations on the treatment options you
selected for this patient. Be sure to justify your recommendations and
support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific
resources, including the primary literature.
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.
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.
CASE STUDY:
Delusional Disorders
