Entries by maria welch

Communication Strategies

Communication Strategies & HIPPA What electronic communication strategies are used at your organization to communicate with patients? Based on your organization’s HIPAA policy, how is patient privacy and confidentiality protected?

Based on Jean Watson Nursing Theory 

Based on Jean Watson Nursing Theory Case Study Provided: Mrs. Smith was a 73-year-old widow who lived alone with no significant social support. She had been suffering from emphysema for several years and had had frequent hospitalizations for respiratory problems. On the last hospital admission, her pneumonia quickly progressed to organ failure. Death appeared to […]

Discussion: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Comparing Group, Family, and Individual Settings

Discussion: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Comparing Group, Family, and Individual Settings Post an explanation of how the use of CBT in groups compares to its use in family or individual settings. Explain at least two challenges PMHNPs might encounter when using CBT in one of these settings. Support your response with specific examples from this week’s […]

Assignment: Analyzing Group Techniques

Assignment: Analyzing Group Techniques Photo Credit: Getty Images Group therapy can alleviate feelings of isolation and foster a supportive and collaborative environment for sharing difficult feelings in order to facilitate healing. For many people, being part of a group that has a shared understanding of a struggle provides a unique opportunity to gain understanding of […]

Vulnerable Population Summary and Proposed Program

Vulnerable Population Summary and Proposed Program The first of your two written assignments for the course will provide a beginning framework that you will utilize in the development of your Final Project: a proposal for a community-based program in your area. For this first written assignment, you will select one of the vulnerable groups identified […]

Comprehensive Psychiatric Mental Health Case Study

Comprehensive Psychiatric Mental Health Case Study CULTURAL HISTORY (Using textbooks and journal articles pertaining to this patient’s culture, describe the following):   Grandparent’s country of origin:    Hispanic   Parent’s country of origin:     Hispanic   Patient’s country of origin:     Hispanic   Write 1-2 paragraphs on (a) important aspects of this patient’s cultural background which informs their […]

Comparing Humanistic-Existential Psychotherapy with Other Approaches

Assignment: Comparing Humanistic-Existential Psychotherapy with Other Approaches Photo Credit: motortion / Adobe Stock Understanding the strengths of each type of therapy and which type of therapy is most appropriate for each patient is an essential skill of the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner. In this Assignment, you will compare humanistic-existential therapy to another psychotherapeutic approach. You […]

Analyzing Group Technique

Assignment: Analyzing Group Technique Group therapy can alleviate feelings of isolation and foster a supportive and collaborative environment for sharing difficult feelings in order to facilitate healing. For many people, being part of a group that has a shared understanding of a struggle provides a unique opportunity to gain understanding of their own experiences. As […]

Clinical Hour and Patient Logs

Assignment 1: Clinical Hour and Patient Logs Clinical Hours For this course, all practicum activity hours are logged within the Meditrek system. Hours completed must be logged in Meditrek within 48 hours of completion in order to be counted. You may only log hours with preceptors that are approved in Meditrek. Students with catalog years before […]