NURS 6660 Discussion Questions Week 1 to 11

NURS 6660 Week 1 Discussion Question 1, Comprehensive Integrated Psychiatric Assessment

Based on YMH Boston Vignette 4 video:

• What did the practitioner do well?
• In what areas can the practitioner improve?
• At this point in the clinical interview, do you have any compelling concerns? If so, what are they?
• What would be next question and why?

NURS 6660 Week 2 Discussion Question 1, Working with Children and Adolescents Versus Adults

• Explain why a developmental assessment of children and adolescents is important.
• Describe two assessment instruments and explain why they are used for children and adolescents but not adults.
• Describe two treatment options for children and adolescents that may not be used when treating adults.
• Explain the role parents play in assessment and treatment.

NURS 6660 Week 3 Discussion Question 1, Parent Guide

• Using evidence-based research, design and develop a parent guide for your assigned disorder including:
  • Signs and Symptoms
  • Pathophysiology
  • How the disorder in diagnosed
  • Treatment Options
• Provide a minimum of three academic references.

NURS 6660 Week 4 Discussion Question 1, Treating Childhood Abuse

• What strategies would you employ to assess the patient for abuse? Explain why you selected these strategies.
• How might exposure to media and/or social media affect the patient?
• What type of mandatory reporting (if any) is required in this case? Why?

NURS 6660 Week 5 Discussion Question 1, Clinical Supervision

Post a 3 to 5 minute Kaltua Video in which you do the following:

• Describe the client. Note: Do not use the client's actual names.
• Explain your therapeutic approach with the client, including the perceived effectiveness of your approach.
• Identify any additional information about this client that may potentially impact expected outcomes.

NURS 6660 Week 6 Discussion Question 1, Treatment of Psychiatric Emergencies in Children versus Adults

• Briefly describe the case you selected.
• Explain how you would treat the client differently if he or she were a child or adolescent.
• Explain any legal or ethical issues you would have to consider when working with a child or adolescent emergency case.

NURS 6660 Week 7 Discussion Question 1, Parent Guide

• Using evidence-based research, design and develop a parent guide to your assigned disorder including:
  • Signs and Symptoms
  • Pathophysiology
  • How the disorder is diagnosed.
  • Treatment options.
• Provide a minimum of three academic references.

NURS 6660 Week 8 Discussion Question 1, Pediatric Bipolar Depression Disorder Debate

• Write "for" or "against" in the subject line of your discussion post.
• Based on the position you were assigned, justify whether or not pediatric bipolar depression disorder should be diagnosed.