Discuss how you would handle your peers’ patient differently, what could you offer that might be better than your peer did?
The themes for weeks 5 & 6 are Major Chronic and Severe Mental Illnesses: Schizophrenia, Dissociative Disorders, Somatic D/O’s, Chronic Pain or Pediatric Collaborative Care and Legal and Ethnic Issues in Pediatrics.Please post a case of an interesting patient that fits into one of these themes.Provide their:1. Chief Complaint2. History of Present Illness (tell us also whether this is inpatient or outpatient setting)3. Diagnosis4. Medications You can provide more but not less than these sections.Then discuss your plan or the plan of the preceptor, did you agree with each other’s plan?Answer the following questions:How have you addressed Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in your plan?Do you think based on the Nichols book that this patient might benefit from family therapy, and if so, which theory would you use?What labs would you order and how often if you continue to follow the patient?What cultural considerations are necessary with this patient?What could other team members provide? (Example – social worker, RD, therapist, case manager)Everyone has different ways to handle patients and different opportunities and services available to them. Discuss how you would handle your peers’ patient differently, what could you offer that might be better than your peer did?
