Order Number |
4624343092 |
Type of Project |
ESSAY |
Writer Level |
PHD VERIFIED |
Format |
APA |
Academic Sources |
10 |
Page Count |
3-12 PAGES |
Using the information from Jane and Jim’s assessments, identify all the symptoms they have which may be addressed by pharmacological intervention.
Identify the category of medication that would be an appropriate intervention to address each of Jane and Jim’s symptoms, and describe the pharmacological action of each medication. When considering the medications, think about limiting the number of different prescriptions.
For example, are there medications that would address multiple symptoms?
It will also be necessary to consider any side effects of your medication choices.
Pharmacological case studies: Palliative care
You are working on an inpatient psychiatric unit conducting the initial assessment on 22-year-old man brought in last night by police after he was found sitting in the middle of the campus circular drive at Oakland University.
By way of explanation, he shares that “I was told to do it or else bad things would happen to us on campus. You don’t understand, people aren’t who they say they are.”
Robert has never been treated psychiatrically before. He tells you that he has been attending the university and living at home with his parents. He has always been a good student and has been active socially. Last semester his grades began declining, and he became very withdrawn.
He is enrolled in school but has been missing classes and is apathetic about his studies. He spends most of his time alone in his room. His grooming has deteriorated; he may go days without bathing. For several weeks before admission he insisted on keeping all of the blinds and curtains in the house closed.
For the past 2 days he will only eat things that are pre-packaged because “They have contaminated the food.” He denies current drug or alcohol use, although he reports that he occasionally smoked marijuana in the past. He says that he has discontinued