Psychiatric Conditions in Florida
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
- General instructions
- Create a presentation on PTSD. Use Prezi
- Include in-text citations, in current APA format, within the presentation itself.
- Provide references, in current APA format, that match the in-text citations within the presentation.
- References should be professional sources and no more than 5 years old.
- Create a patient scenario for PTSD.
- Include the following sections:
- Patient chief complaint
- History of present illness
- Social history
- Family medical history
- Past medical history
- Medications currently taken
- Include specific drug names (not drug class), dose, frequency
- Medications you will prescribe to address current situation.
- If you are unable to prescribe anything for the current situation, explain why and what the plan will be to address the issue/symptoms.
- State and Federal Regulations
- Identify the state where you live. Psychiatric Conditions in Florida
- Identify what your state laws say about prescribing behavioral health drugs without being certified and/or credentialed as a psych-mental health NP.
- How does the Affordable Care Act affect behavioral health care?
- How do these factors impact the patient in the scenario you provided?
- Community Resources
- Provide information on how you would know if the patient you create needs support beyond what you can provide as a primary care NP.,
- Identify community resources available in your area to refer patients in need of assistance before they can establish care with a primary mental health provider.,
- Identify the facilities in your area where you would send a patient in need of urgent assessment and intervention.,
- Identify resources in your area that are available to patients who may not be able to afford behavioral health care.,
- Legal & Ethical Considerations
- Identify potential legal issues that could arise from how you do or do not choose to treat this patient.,
- Identify potential ethical issues that could arise from how you do or do not choose to treat this patient.,Psychiatric Conditions in Florida
- What follow-up is needed for your patient?
- What do you need to do as a primary care provider to mitigate potential risks in providing care for behavioral health concerns?