As future nurse practitioners you will need to critically think through various pathways to establish differential diagnoses that ultimately leads to your final treatment plan.
A branching case scenario allows you the opportunity to choose various alternative answers to work through a case study. Selecting the correct answers will provide additional choices to advance you through the scenario. Choosing an incorrect answer will provide you the opportunity to learn by redirecting you to another path as you continue to work through the case study. The ultimate goal of the branching case scenario is to provide you with an interactive method of critical thinking needed to manage the needs of geriatric patients.
Let’s start with a quick nervous system scenario.
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Nervous System Scenario TranscriptThe screening tool indicates generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder.
Ms. Lansing sees a counselor.
Ms. Lansing returns to your office in two weeks and tells you she is not feeling any better.
Ms. Lansing returns to your office in two weeks and tells you she is not feeling any better.
Ms. Lansing returns to your office in two weeks and tells you she is not feeling any better.
As Ms. Lansing’s nurse practitioner, how do you discuss the results with her and the possible treatment options, including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapy? Include two current scholarly references.
Please describe how you will educate Ms. Lansing about her medication and non-pharmacologic methods to manage depression and anxiety.
Ms. Lansing returns to your office in one week stating that she does not feel any better.
You schedule a follow-up appointment with Ms. Lansing in two weeks. At that time, she informs you that she began taking St. John’s wort a week ago. What education do you provide? Include two current scholarly references.
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