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*** See attachments for assignment guidelines and course textbook 

 3 page- examine how holistic nursing care and pathophysiology, pharmacology, and physical assessment intersect to help nurses provide safe and quality care. 

• Which graph/chart is most appropriate for percentages? The y-axis should reflect the entire ranges of possible values for a statistic in order to accurately illustrate the relative size of the values from each group. What is the range of possible scores for percentages?
• What are degrees of freedom (df) related to inferential statistical testing? Why are they important? How are the dfs calculated for chi-square? How are they calculated for t-tests?
• Cohen’s d is the appropriate statistic when differences in mean values are determined. What is the appropriate statistic to measure the chi-square results in a study/project?
• How much does it cost to implement telemedicine? To determine this, you can use a previous study that reports the cost, or a website that describes the costs involved in adopting telemedicine, or even a manufacturer’s website that provides costs. Are there any cost savings when a setting adopts telemedicine? Who are patients, geographic areas who cannot use telemedicine?
• Based on costs and limitations, what effect size do you think is necessary (give a specific number) to justify adopting telemedicine?

NURSE PRACTITIONER HOMEWORK

explaining how using government clinical databases can help researchers study different diseases.

Please include at least three references from specialized magazines, journals. 

You must include at least three academic sources, formatted and cited according to current APA standards.

Review the rubric to determine how your assignment will be graded.

Your assignment will be checked for plagiarism through Turnitin. Check your results, make any necessary corrections, and resubmit a revised copy if the system identifies any issues.

https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/case-study-dev-cordoba-2021-walden-university-llc-1/253073073#1

 Review the video, Case Study: Dev Cordoba. You will use this case as the basis of this Assignment.  

Develop a Focused SOAP Note, including your differential diagnosis and critical-thinking process to formulate a primary diagnosis. Incorporate the following into your responses in the template:

• Subjective: What details did the patient provide regarding their chief complaint and symptomology to derive your differential diagnosis? What is the duration and severity of their symptoms? How are their symptoms impacting their functioning in life?
• Objective: What observations did you make during the psychiatric assessment?  
• Assessment: Discuss the patient’s mental status examination results. What were your differential diagnoses? Provide a minimum of three possible diagnoses with supporting evidence, listed in order from highest priority to lowest priority. Compare the DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria for each differential diagnosis and explain what DSM-5-TR criteria rules out the differential diagnosis to find an accurate diagnosis. Explain the critical-thinking process that led you to the primary diagnosis you selected. Include pertinent positives and pertinent negatives for the specific patient case.
• Plan: What is your plan for psychotherapy? What is your plan for treatment and management, including alternative therapies? Include pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments, alternative therapies, and follow-up parameters, as well as a rationale for this treatment and management plan. Also incorporate one health promotion activity and one patient education strategy.
• Reflection notes: What would you do differently with this patient if you could conduct the session again? Discuss what your next intervention would be if you could follow up with this patient. Also include in your reflection a discussion related to legal/ethical considerations (demonstrate critical thinking beyond confidentiality and consent for treatment!), health promotion, and disease prevention, taking into consideration patient factors (such as age, ethnic group, etc.), PMH, and other risk factors (e.g., socioeconomic, cultural background, etc.).
• Provide at least three evidence-based, peer-reviewed journal articles or evidenced-based guidelines that relate to this case to support your diagnostics and differential diagnoses. Be sure they are current (no more than 5 years old).

References:

• Boland, R. Verdiun, M. L. & Ruiz, P. (2022). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry (12th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. 
  • Chapter 2, “Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Other Childhood Disorders”
    • Section 2.8, “Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders in Children” (pp. 167-173)
    • Section 2.13, “Anxiety Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence: Separation Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)” (pp. 194-200”)
    • Section 2.14, “Selective Mutism” (pp.  201-202)
    • Section 2.15, “Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Childhood and Adolescence” (pp. 203-206)
  • Chapter 8, “Anxiety Disorders”
  • Chapter 9, “Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders”
  • Chapter 10, “Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
• Thapar, A., Pine, D. S., Leckman, J. F., Scott, S., Snowling, M. J., & Taylor, E. A. (Eds.). (2015). Rutter’s child and adolescent psychiatry (6th ed.). Wiley Blackwell.
  • Chapter 26, “Psychosocial Adversity”
  • Chapter 27, “Resilience: Concepts, Findings, and Clinical Implications”
  • Chapter 29, “Child Maltreatment”
  • Chapter 30, Child Sexual Abuse”
  • Chapter 58, “Disorders of Attachment and Social engagement Related to Deprivation”
  • Chapter 59, “Post Traumatic Stress Disorder”

After reading each of the four peer-reviewed articles you selected, use the Matrix Worksheet template to analyze the methodologies applied in each of the four peer-reviewed articles. Your analysis should include the following:

• The full citation of each peer-reviewed article in APA format.
• A brief (1-paragraph) statement explaining why you chose this peer-reviewed article and/or how it relates to your clinical issue of interest, including a brief explanation of the ethics of research related to your clinical issue of interest.
• A brief (1-2 paragraph) description of the aims of the research of each peer-reviewed article.
• A brief (1-2 paragraph) description of the research methodology used. Be sure to identify if the methodology used was qualitative, quantitative, or a mixed-methods approach. Be specific.
• A brief (1- to 2-paragraph) description of the strengths of each of the research methodologies used, including reliability and validity of how the methodology was applied in each of the peer-reviewed articles you selected.