NR546 Advanced Pharmacology: Psychopharmacology for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Week 2 Discussion

The purpose of the graded collaborative discussions is to engage faculty and students in an interactive dialogue to assist the student in organizing, integrating, applying, and critically appraising scholarly literature regarding psychopharmacotherapy. Meaningful dialogue among faculty and students fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared.?This discussion will support the professional formation of the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner role.

Course Outcomes

This discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

CO 3: Apply knowledge of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in prescribing psychopharmacotherapy. (PO 1) ?

Due Date

Initial posts are due to the discussion forum by?Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Instructor and peer responses are due?by?Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT.?Students must post on a minimum of two separate days.?A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline?Wednesday?at 11:59 p.m. MT,?regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59?p.m.?MT on Sunday (i.e.,?the?student will receive an automatic 0).

Total Points Possible

This assignment is worth a total of 100 points.

Preparing the Discussion

Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the discussion. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.

General Directions

Review the assigned topics listed by the first letter of your first name. For example, if your first name is Geoff, your assigned topic is norepinephrine.

The First Letter of Your First Name           Topic

A – D      acetylcholine

E – H       norepinephrine

I – L         dopamine

M – P     serotonin

Q – T       gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

U – Z       histamine

Application?of?Course?Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.

Provide a 3-5 sentence paraphrased summary of the assigned neurotransmitter purpose and function.

Link the assigned neurotransmitter to a psychiatric diagnosis or diagnoses.

Discuss associated symptoms of the selected diagnosis or diagnoses. Determine if each symptom is related to an excess or deficiency in the neurotransmitter.

Identify a drug class that treats the disorder. Discuss whether recommended medications are agonists or antagonists. Explain how the medication impacts the clinical signs and symptoms (treats the diagnosis).

Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectationsLinks to an external site.:

Cite a scholarly source in the initial post.

Cite a scholarly source in one faculty response post.

Cite a scholarly source in one peer post.

Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.

 Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources per week. Cite all references and provide references for all citations.

Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers and faculty by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.

Peer Response: Respond to at least one peer on a topic other than the initially assigned topic.

Faculty Response: Respond to at least one faculty post.

Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.

Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.

Reference Citation:?Use current APA format to format citations and references and is free of errors.

Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide?a?substantive?response to the graded?discussion?topic (not?a?response?to a peer or faculty),?by?Wednesday,?11:59 p.m. MT?of?each week.?

Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student?peer,?and one to a faculty question)?on two different days during the week.

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