Question Description
I’m working on a nursing exercise and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, you will frequently work with patients across the life span who may also have comorbid conditions. For instance, you may treat a 16-year-old female with Down syndrome and increasing violent behaviors; a middle-aged male with schizophrenia, diabetes, and poor lung function; or an older adult with a mental disorder, Stage 1 Alzheimer?s disease, and chronic heart disease (CHD). In cases like these, you must draw from foundational knowledge of pathophysiology and collaborate with other healthcare providers to ensure optimal safety and efficacy of psychopharmacologic therapies for patients.
This week, as you examine therapy for patients with dementia/Alzheimer?s and comorbid states, you review psychopharmacologic approaches to treatment for these patients across the life span.
- Assess psychopharmacologic approaches to treatment for patients across the life span
