Unit 3-Clinical SOAP Note. On Majoy depressive disorder. This week topic is MDD. Please follow attached template and rubric below

Unit 3-Clinical SOAP Note. On Majoy depressive disorder. This week topic is MDD. Please follow attached template and rubric below. Due 1-24-25.  

Instructions

Each week students will choose one patient encounter to submit a Follow-up SOAP note for review. 

Follow the rubric to develop your SOAP notes for this term. 

The focus is on your ability to integrate your subjective and objective information gathering into formulation of diagnoses and development of patient-centered, evidence-based plans of care for patients of all ages with multiple, complex mental health conditions. At the end of this term, your SOAP notes will have demonstrated your knowledge of evidence-based practice, clinical expertise, and patient/family preferences as expected for an independent nurse practitioner incorporating psychotherapy into practice. 

Note: Grades of Incomplete on this assignment will result in a clinical failure.

All work should be original and submitted as a Word document unless otherwise indicated in the assignment instructions. ALL assignments need to be APA 7 format and accompanied title page in APA 7^th edition format in order that the work would be properly identified for the student, the course, and the assignment. Work submitted without a title page will receive a grade of 0.

Upload note to TurnItIn plagiarism checker for grade submission.

Program Outcomes

1. Demonstrate critical thinking and holistic caring as an advanced practice
2. Analyze scientific literature for application to selected diagnoses and treatment plans.
3. Synthesize ethical principles into the management and evaluation of healthcare delivery concerns in culturally diverse care settings.
4. Articulate a personal philosophy and framework acknowledging professional and accrediting agency competencies relating to the role and scope of practice of the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.
5. Implement the role of the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in selected clinical settings.

Course Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

1. Independently with mentor supervision, apply knowledge of chronic and acute psychiatric mental health disorders using the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders diagnostic criteria to assess, diagnose and manage the patient populations across the lifespan including a focus on vulnerable populations at risk for mental health disorders.
2. Independently with mentor supervision, integrate complete mental health assessment, interview, history, and physical exam data collection with the knowledge of pathophysiology and psychopathology of psychiatric mental health disorders across the life span to form differential diagnoses and implement therapeutic, patient-centered treatment plans and interventions for patient populations across the lifespan.
3. Independently with mentor supervision, merge traditional and complementary pharmacological/non-pharmaceutical interventions into the treatment and management of psychiatric mental health disorders for patient populations across the lifespan.
4. Independently with mentor supervision, examine, evaluate, and demonstrate professional development in the role of the nurse practitioner in the diagnosis and management of health and wellness as well as acute and chronic psychiatric mental health disorders illnesses for patient populations across the lifespan as a member of an interprofessional team.
5. Independently with mentor supervision, integrate cultural, spiritual, and social competencies into therapeutic patient-centered treatment plans in connection with evidence-based findings to the diagnosis and management of individuals, groups, and families across the lifespan with acute, complex, and chronic psychiatric mental health disorders.
6. Independently with mentor supervision, analyze professional values and core ethical/legal standards into the practice of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner role with relation to patient/staff safety, quality indicators, and health outcome improvement in the delivery of quality psychiatric mental health care to patients.
7. Identifies with mentor supervision, the highest level of professionalism and accountability for the PMHNP role for transition into clinical practice.

Resources

American Nurses Association & American Psychiatric Nurse Association. (2015). Psychiatric–mental health nursing: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.) American Nurses Credentialing. ISBN-13: 978-1558105553 ISBN-10: 1558105557  

American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.) text revision (DSM-5 TR). APA Press. ISBN 978-0890425763

Carlat, D. J. (2023). The psychiatric interview (5th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer. ISBN: 9781975212971

Boland, R., Verduin, M., & Ruiz, P. (2022) Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry (12^th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. ISBN: 9781975145569

Stahl, S. M. (2022). Stahl’s essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and practical applications (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-97163-8

Bickley, L. (2016). Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History-Taking (11^th ed) [VitalSouce bookshelf version]. https://batesvisualguide.com/. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: ISBN 1609137620  

Corey, G. (2016). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (10th ed.). Cengage. ISBN: 9781305263727  

Heldt, J. P., MD. (2017). Memorable psychopharmacology. Create Space Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN-13: 978-1-535-28034-1  

Johnson, K., & Vanderhoef, D. (2016). Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner review manual (4th ed.). American Nurses Association. ISBN: 978-1-935213-79-6  

Stahl, S. M. (2020). Prescriber’s guide: Stahl’s essential psychopharmacology (7th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1108926010  

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