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Explain, with concrete examples, the differences among leadership, management, and followership. Then, discuss the following:

• At times, do the examples overlap with a nurse acting in all three capacities at the same time?
• Are two of the three capacities more likely to overlap? If yes, which two capacities?
• Pick a current local, state, or national political leader and differentiate the leadership and management qualities of the leader. Who are these leaders and followers?
•  Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. 

• All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.

 Explain, with concrete examples, the differences among leadership, management, and followership. Then, discuss the following:

• At times, do the examples overlap with a nurse acting in all three capacities at the same time?
• Are two of the three capacities more likely to overlap? If yes, which two capacities?
• Pick a current local, state, or national political leader and differentiate the leadership and management qualities of the leader. Who are these leaders and followers?
•  Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. 
• All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.

Explore the Nurse Practice Act/Scope of Practice for the advanced practice nurse in your state or the state where you will be working.  

Step 1:

The purpose of this assignment is to allow you the opportunity to explore the scope of practice for advanced practice nurses in your state or re-acquaint yourself with the guidelines if you are already an advanced practice nurse.  In addition, you will be looking at resources for mental health patients in your area to get an idea of the practice needs for this population of patients.  Answer the following questions by summarizing information from the board of nursing or another website. Please do not cut and paste technical information here as you need to be familiar with the requirements in the state where you will be working as a PMHNP.  Answer the following questions USING THIS TEMPLATE here  Download USING THIS TEMPLATE here to complete this assignment

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This Ais designed to help you analyze the many considerations for prescribing mood stabilizers, as well as organizing the many different lab components to consider when prescribing to a patient.

Directions:

Construct a 5- to 6-p p  discussing each of the four traditional mood stabilizer medications: carbamazepine, lamotrigine, lithium, and valproate products. Support your answers with five (5) evidence-based, peer-reviewed scholarly literature.

Note: A P A style format will apply.

Your p should include the following for each:

• Proposed mechanism of action
• Baseline assessment, laboratory considerations, and frequency of ongoing labs and assessments
  Note: Discuss the importance of assessment and labs.
• Special population considerations (birth assigned gender, age, other medical comorbidity considerations)
• FDA approval indications
• Typical dosing with discussion on therapeutic endpoints for psychiatric use
• Major drug–drug interaction considerations
  • For each of these medications, please review potential drug–drug interactions listed below. Consider alternative dosing schedules, clinical implications for the drug interactions, additional patient education needed, any additional monitoring recommended, or collaboration needed with other medical professions (such as, primary care providers)
    • Lamotrigine + Valproate
    • Lamotrigine + Rifampin
    • Valproate + Estrogen containing birth control.
    • Valproate + Amitriptyline
    • Lithium + Furosemide
    • Lithium + Lisinopril
    • Carbamazepine + Lurasidone
    • Carbamazepine + Grapefruit juice
  • Discuss the ethical, legal, and social implications related to prescribing bipolar and other related mood-disorder diagnoses therapy for patients.

Required readings:

• Goldin, D. S. (2023). Fast facts for psychopharmacology for nurse practitioners. Springer Publishing.
  • Chapter 8, “Mood Stabilizers“ (pp. 150—178)
• Stahl, S. M. (2021). Stahl’s essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and practical applications (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 
  • Chapter 6, “Mood Disorders and the Neurotransmitter Networks Norepinephrine and y-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA)” (pp. pp. 244—282) 
• American Psychiatric Association. (2010). Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with bipolar disorderLinks to an external site. (2nd ed.). APA. https://psychiatryonline.org/pb/assets/raw/sitewide/practice_guidelines/guidelines/bipolar.pdf
• Drugs.comLinks to an external site.. (2023). https://www.drugs.com/
  Note: Please use the following resource to check the most up-to-date box warnings, FDA approvals and indications, recommendations for follow-up evaluations, changes, etc.
• Approved Medications for Bipolar and Related Mood Disorders
  Note: Utilize the following medication table to familiarize yourself with the medications aligned with the topics presented this week.

 Use the practice problem identified in the Week 1 discussion and include the sections below. Select a practice change that is client-focused, specific, measurable, and related to your future role in advanced nursing practice. Nurse practitioner students must choose a practice change that impacts client care directly and avoid topics related to changes in public policy or law, such as full-practice authority.    

Include the following sections:

1. Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
   • Summarize your practice problem in 2-3 sentences.  
   • Write your practice question in standard PICOT format: In ________(Population), what is the effect of ___________(Intervention) in comparison to ___________ (Comparison) on _____________ (Outcome) to be completed over __________ (Time). 
   • Identify components of your PICOT question where peer input would help refine those elements.   

Review the PICOT questions of two of your peers. Provide substantive feedback and suggestions based on peers’ identified areas for improvement. 

1. Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers by asking questions and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice:
   • Respond to at least one peer.
   • Respond to a second peer post.
   • Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.
2. Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
3. Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the Collaboration Café topic (not a response to a peer) by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.
4. Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic and two to student peers) on two different days during the week.

For this assignment, you will learn about computer-assisted coding and practice using the computer-assisted encoder.   Many encoders now have this feature to assist coders with coding.  The CAC will use natural language processing to suggest diagnoses and procedures/surgeries that should be coded.  The coder then acts as an editor and determines which suggested codes should actually be coded on the chart.  Complete the TWO parts of this assignment.

1)  Follow the instructions on this attached CAC Assignment file and determine the correct coding for this case. Refer to the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS and use them to decide on the correct coding.  State why and what corrections are made and state which coding guideline applies to each of your corrections.  (Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting can be found in the reference section of 3M in AHIMA Vlab or in your coding manuals for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS).

2)  Using AHIMA Vlab Nuance (see announcement for AHIMA Vlab Encoders).

1. Login to AHIMA Vlab and choose Nuance Clintergy.  Review the FAQs and the Vlab Login Credential for using Nuance Cintergy.
2. Launch Nuance Clintergy.  
3. Do assignments #1 Getting Started and #3 ICD-10 Lab,
4. Submit grade screenshots of your passing score (85 or higher) for each assignment in one document.

To make a screenshot:To do a screenshot on a Microsoft computer, use the CTRL key and the PRTSCR key, press down on both at the same time, lift your fingers and go to a blank Word page.  Use the CTRL and V keys and paste the screenshot onto a Word document. For a Mac, you can use shift + command + 4.Put all screenshots on one page and submit as proof of coding for your assignment.  Save Word document and submit.

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 Discuss your new insight on coding for diagnoses in ICD-10-CM.  What challenges did you face when assigning ICD-10-CM codes? What did you like the best about the ICD-10-CM coding process? Next, read the AHIMA Standards of Ethical Coding.  Discuss how you will comply with ethical standards of the practice. 

Files attached below, thank you!