Directions
Review the case study and then answer the questions that follow.
Case Study
Charlie Leonard (he, him, his) is a 68-year-old widower who has been increasingly withdrawn and lonely. Five months ago, his wife died very suddenly after a cardiac arrest. He was with her when she died. They had been married for 42 years. He is a longtime member of his church, but he has missed services and Bible study classes for the past five Sundays. He used to love to watch baseball on TV and take walks around the block, but he states he no longer has the interest or the energy to do so anymore. He has had flashbacks of his wife’s dying moments and has a difficult time sleeping. His appetite is poor, and he has lost 10 pounds in the past month. Charlie has difficulty sleeping during the night because he often takes a few naps during the day.
He is referred to you, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, by his primary care nurse practitioner.
Questions
From your perspective as Charlie’s psychiatric nurse practitioner, answer the following questions in a two- to three-page double-spaced paper (not including the reference page) in APA format. Include at least two peer-reviewed, evidence-based references (not including your textbooks).
- Identify one screening tool you could use when evaluating Charlie.
- Discuss your understanding of processing. How would you know whether Charlie was ready for processing?
- What interviewing techniques would best be used with Charlie? How would you vary your interviewing techniques if Charlie were a young adult instead of being an older adult?
- Identify whether eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy would be helpful for Charlie. Provide evidence to support your decision. If you think it would not be, provide evidence for another psychotherapeutic intervention that would be helpful.
- How would you support a person who has processed trauma between sessions?
What to Submit
Your two- to three-page (plus references) Microsoft Word document.
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| Criteria | Ratings | Pts |
| Integration of Knowledge view longer description | 10 pts Demonstrates full understanding and application of course concepts integrated into own insights. Shows analysis and synthesis of ideas. 8 pts Demonstrates that you understand and have applied course concepts for the most part. Shows some analysis and synthesis of ideas. 6 pts Demonstrates that you understand and have applied course concepts to some extent. Some conclusions are not supported in the paper. 4 pts Demonstrates that you only partially understand and have applied course concepts. Most conclusions are not supported in the paper. 2 pts Does not demonstrate that you fully understand and have applied course concepts. | / 10 pts |
| Topic Focus view longer description | 10 pts The paper is appropriately focused. A thesis statement provides direction. 8 pts The paper is mostly focused. A thesis statement provides some direction. 6 pts The topic is focused but lacks direction. 4 pts The topic is too broad or too narrow. 2 pts The topic is not clearly defined. | / 10 pts |
| Depth of Discussion view longer description | 10 pts Includes in-depth discussion and elaboration throughout the paper. 8 pts Includes in-depth discussion and elaboration in most of the paper. 6 pts Includes in-depth discussion and elaboration in some of the paper. 4 pts Omits pertinent content or content runs on excessively. Quotations from others outweigh your own ideas excessively. 2 pts Only contains cursory discussion. | / 10 pts |
| Cohesiveness view longer description | 10 pts Ties together information from all sources. Paper flows from one point to the next. Demonstrates an understanding of the relationship among material obtained from all sources. 8 pts For the most part, ties together information. Paper flows with only some disjointedness. Demonstrates an understanding of the relationship among material. 6 pts Sometimes ties together information. Paper mostly does not flow and much disjointedness is apparent. Demonstrates only some understanding of the relationship among material. 4 pts Rarely ties together information. Paper does not flow. Does not demonstrate an understanding of the relationship among material. 2 pts Does not tie together information. Paper does not flow and appears to be about disparate issues. Does not demonstrate understanding of relationship among material. | / 10 pts |
| Writing, Composition, Grammar, Spelling, References, and APA Format view longer description | 10 pts Excellently written and composed. No errors in format, references, spelling, and grammar. 8 pts Well written and composed. A few minor errors in format, references, spelling, and/or grammar. 6 pts Somewhat well written and composed. Many minor errors in format, references, spelling, and/or grammar. 4 pts Poorly written and composed. Major errors in format, references, spelling, and/or grammar, but still understandable. 2 pts Very poorly written and composed. Major errors in format, references, spelling, and/or grammar make it difficult to understand. | / 10 pts |
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