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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

Competency-Based Assessments

Psychiatric-Mental Health NursingCompetency-Based Assessments

Competency-Based Assessments

1 .

You are providing client education to a group of individuals with generalized anxiety disorder. Create a client education video that addresses these two points:

  • Explain how chronic stress and anxiety can lead to altered brain structures involved in emotional regulation.
  • Describe the potential long-term effects on the nervous system.
2 .
You are providing client education to a group of individuals with generalized anxiety disorder. Create educational materials that explain the role of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) as an inhibitory neurotransmitter in regulating anxiety.
3 .
You are providing client education to a group of individuals with generalized anxiety disorder. Create educational materials that provide information on the relationship between chronic anxiety and the release of stress hormones, such as cortisol. Explain how elevated cortisol levels might exacerbate symptoms of GAD.
4 .
You are a nursing student preparing for a pharmacology exam. You are given a list of psychopharmacological drugs and are tasked with classifying them into their respective drug categories and describing the biological mechanisms of action for each drug category. Provide detailed explanations for your classifications and mechanisms.
5 .

You are a clinical nurse assigned to care for a client who has been prescribed multiple psychopharmacological drugs. Review the client’s medication profile, which includes antidepressants, antipsychotics, and anxiolytics. For each medication, discuss the following:

  • Indications for use
  • Mechanism of action
  • Common side effects
  • Potential drug interactions
  • Considerations for special populations (e.g., older adult, pediatric, pregnant clients)

Medication profile

Diagnosis: Major depressive disorder with comorbid generalized anxiety disorder and schizophrenia

Medication list:

  • Fluoxetine
  • Risperidone
  • Alprazolam
6 .
You are a mental health nurse assigned to work with a client, Alex, who has been diagnosed with severe anxiety disorder. Alex is open to alternative treatments and wants to utilize digital tools for self-management. Develop a case study analysis that describes alternative treatments that can be integrated into Alex’s care plan to complement traditional therapies for anxiety and explain how these treatments can be utilized in a psychiatric-mental health setting.
7 .
You are a mental health nurse tasked with developing a plan to integrate digital tools and telemental health services for a remote client population with various mental health conditions. Explain how digital tools can be used to identify and track at-risk clients in remote settings. What specific parameters should be monitored, and how can this data inform client care?
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