The Assignment: 5 pages

Examine Case Study: A Young Caucasian Girl with ADHD. You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this patient. Be sure to consider factors that might impact the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes.

At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before selecting your decision and moving throughout the exercise. Before you make your decision, make sure that you have researched each option and that you evaluate the decision that you will select. Be sure to research each option using the primary literature.

Introduction to the case (1 page)

• Briefly explain and summarize the      case for this Assignment. Be sure to include the specific patient factors      that may impact your decision-making when prescribing medication for this      patient.

Decision #1 (1 page)

• Which decision did you select?
• Why did you select this decision? Be      specific and support your response with clinically relevant and      patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
• Why did you not select the other two      options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response      with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the      primary literature.
• What were you hoping to achieve by      making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references      to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
• Explain how ethical considerations      may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be      specific and provide examples.

Decision #2 (1 page)

• Why did you select this decision? Be      specific and support your response with clinically relevant and      patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
• Why did you not select the other two      options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response      with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the      primary literature.
• What were you hoping to achieve by      making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references      to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
• Explain how ethical considerations      may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be      specific and provide examples.

Decision #3 (1 page)

• Why did you select this decision? Be      specific and support your response with clinically relevant and      patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
• Why did you not select the other two      options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response      with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the      primary literature.
• What were you hoping to achieve by      making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references      to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
• Explain how ethical considerations      may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be      specific and provide examples.

Conclusion (1 page)

• Summarize your recommendations on the      treatment options you selected for this patient. Be sure to justify your      recommendations and support your response with clinically relevant and      patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

Note: Support your rationale with a minimum of five academic resources.