Discussion: Sleep/Wake Disorders NURS 6630N

Discussion: Sleep/Wake Disorders NURS 6630N 

Discussion: Sleep/Wake Disorders NURS 6630N 

To prepare for this Discussion:

Note: By Day 1 of this week, your Instructor will have assigned you to one of the

following case studies to review for this Discussion. To access the following case

studies, click on the Case Studies tab on the Stahl Online website and select the

appropriate volume and case number.

Case 1: Volume 2, Case #16: The woman who liked late-night TV

Case 2: Volume 2, Case #11: The figment of a man who looked upon the lady

Case 3: Volume 1, Case #5: The sleepy woman with anxiety

 Review this week's Learning Resources and reflect on the insights they provide.

 Go to the Stahl Online website and examine the case study you were assigned.

 Take the pretest for the case study.

 Review the patient intake documentation, psychiatric history, patient file, medication history, etc.

As you progress through each section, formulate a list of questions that you might ask the

patient if he or she were in your office.

 Based on the patient’s case history, consider other people in his or her life that you would need

to speak to or get feedback from (i.e., family members, teachers, nursing home aides, etc.).

 Consider whether any additional physical exams or diagnostic testing may be necessary for the

patient.

 Develop a differential diagnoses for the patient. Refer to the DSM-5 in this week’s Learning

Resources for guidance.

 Review the patient’s past and current medications. Refer to Stahl’s Prescriber’s Guide and

consider medications you might select for this patient.

 Review the posttest for the case study.

Note: For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will

be able to view and respond to your colleagues’ postings. Begin by clicking on the "Post

to Discussion Question" link and then select "Create Thread" to complete your initial

post. Remember, once you click on Submit, you cannot delete or edit your own posts,

and you cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking

on Submit!

By Day 3

Post a response to the following:

 Provide the case number in the subject line of the Discussion.

 List three questions you might ask the patient if he or she were in your office. Provide a

rationale for why you might ask these questions.

 Identify people in the patient’s life you would need to speak to or get feedback from to further

assess the patient’s situation. Include specific questions you might ask these people and why.

 Explain what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be appropriate for the patient and how

the results would be used.

 List three differential diagnoses for the patient. Identify the one that you think is most likely and

explain why.

 List two pharmacologic agents and their dosing that would be appropriate for the patient’s

sleep/wake therapy based on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. From a mechanism of

action perspective, provide a rationale for why you might choose one agent over the other.

 If your assigned case includes “check points” (i.e., follow-up data at week 4, 8, 12, etc.), indicate

any therapeutic changes that you might make based on the data provided.

 Explain “lessons learned” from this case study, including how you might apply this case to your

own practice when providing care to patients with similar clinical presentations.

 

Read a selection of your colleagues' responses.

By Day 6

Respond to at least two of your colleagues who were assigned to a different case than

you. For example, if you were assigned to Case Study 1, respond to one colleague

assigned to Case Study 2 and one colleague assigned to Case Study 3. Explain how

you might apply knowledge gained from your colleagues’ case studies to you own

practice in clinical settings.

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 7 Discussion Rubric

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 6

To participate in this Discussion:

Week 7 Discussion

Learning Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the

Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

Note: All Stahl resources can be accessed through this link provided.

 

Stahl, S. M. (2013). Stahl’s essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and

practical applications (4th ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

 

To access the following chapters, click on the Essential Psychopharmacology, 4th ed

tab on the Stahl Online website and select the appropriate chapter. Be sure to read all

sections on the left navigation bar for each chapter.

 Chapter 11, “Disorders of Sleep and Wakefulness and Their Treatment”

Stahl, S. M. (2014b). The prescriber’s guide (5th ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge

University Press.

 

To access information on the following medications, click on The Prescriber’s Guide,

5th ed tab on the Stahl Online website and select the appropriate medication.

 

Review the following medications:

For insomnia

 alprazolam

 amitriptyline

 amoxapine

 clomipramine

 clonazepam

 desipramine

 diazepam

 doxepin

 flunitrazepam

 flurazepam

 hydroxyzine

 imipramine

 lorazepam

 nortriptyline

 ramelteon

 temazepam

 trazodone

 triazolam

 trimipramine

 zaleplon

 zolpidem

 

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental

disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

 

Davidson, J. (2016). Pharmacotherapy of post-traumatic stress disorder: Going beyond

the guidelines. British Journal of Psychiatry, 2(6), e16-e18.

doi:10.1192/bjpo.bp.116.003707. Retrieved from http://bjpo.rcpsych.org/content/2/6/e16

 

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