It relates to the problem of all chronic diseases in general. Explain to your patients what chronic disease means, what the different ones are, the risk factors, and ways to prevent them from getting one or more. There are national statistics on the problem of chronic disease you can share. 

 THIS ASSIGNMENT IS NOT ABOUT ONE CHRONIC DISEASE! 

Infant, childhood, and adolescent development are a continual interplay between nature (genetic or biologic predisposition) and nurture (environmental experiences). The nature/nurture continuum and debate will always be a part of your career as a PMHNP.  Knowing common developmental milestone is important in the role as a child provider. Not only is it essential to the diagnostic process, but it is also important to the interdisciplinary interactions with other mental health professionals. The study of normal developmental processes, however, is only one tool that allows the mental health professional to understand the child being evaluated. There are many different assessment instruments and interviewing techniques that PMHNPs can have in their toolkit when working with children and adolescents. 

• Explain why a developmental assessment of children and adolescents is important. 
• Describe two assessment instruments and explain why they are used for children and adolescents but not adults.  
• Describe two treatment options for children and adolescents that may not be used when treating adults.
• Explain the role parents play in assessment and treatment.

References that must be used

Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2014). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical psychiatry (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.

• Chapter 2, “Contributions of the Psychosocial Sciences” (pp. 93–130)
• Chapter 6, “Classification in Psychiatry” (pp. 290–299)
• Chapter 31, “Child Psychiatry” (pp. 1107–1152)

Infant, childhood, and adolescent development are a continual interplay between nature (genetic or biologic predisposition) and nurture (environmental experiences). The nature/nurture continuum and debate will always be a part of your career as a PMHNP.  Knowing common developmental milestone is important in the role as a child provider. Not only is it essential to the diagnostic process, but it is also important to the interdisciplinary interactions with other mental health professionals. The study of normal developmental processes, however, is only one tool that allows the mental health professional to understand the child being evaluated. There are many different assessment instruments and interviewing techniques that PMHNPs can have in their toolkit when working with children and adolescents. 

• Explain why a developmental assessment of children and adolescents is important. 
• Describe two assessment instruments and explain why they are used for children and adolescents but not adults.  
• Describe two treatment options for children and adolescents that may not be used when treating adults.
• Explain the role parents play in assessment and treatment.

References that must be used

Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2014). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical psychiatry (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.

• Chapter 2, “Contributions of the Psychosocial Sciences” (pp. 93–130)
• Chapter 6, “Classification in Psychiatry” (pp. 290–299)
• Chapter 31, “Child Psychiatry” (pp. 1107–1152)

Literature Review Paper
  

The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate your ability to formulate a SIGNIFICANT Clinical question and to summarize, critique, and synthesize current research. This assignment will be a review of the literature directly related to the topic or problem under questioning, followed by an explanation of how your clinical question gets answered out of that review. The purpose of the literature review is to know what others have discovered before you begin your investigation of your own, in order to establish a foundation for the topic (or question) being reviewed. In addition, you will be considering the clinical application of this research to professional nursing practice.  This Literature Review will be based upon your individual clinical interest. Each student will choose a problem faced by clients in your practice area that you think is important and would like to learn more about (You may use the topic of your final EBP group paper). Students will turn in a 3-4page literature review paper (excluding cover page and references) on the standing knowledge of the chosen question. The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your ability to complete an online literature search on a topic of interest. You will locate, retrieved and summarize at least eight (8) research studies that research articles, which meet the following criteria:

1. Original research studies preferably published from 2013 to the present.
2. At least six of the eight studies should be quantitative research.
3. Two studies may be qualitative (but this is not a requirement).
4. You may also use systematic reviews, metanalysis or clinical practice guidelines. 

Make sure that in your paper address the scope of the problem. Including, what is that you are trying to achieve (purpose). In addition, include a description of search strategy you used, including search terms and databases that help you retrieve the material. This assignment should be preparatory work for your practice improvement paper and poster presentation. Follow APA style rules.Outline for writing your literature review: (see Presentation How to write an EBP paper)

1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusion
6. References

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your ability to complete an outline literature search on a topic of interest. This assignment is preparatory work and practice for your EBP Quality  Improvement Group paper and poster.

Instructions:

1. Choose a problem faced by clients in your practice area that you think is important and would like to learn more about. 
2. You may use your PICOT questions.
3. Write a five (5) page literature review paper on the standing knowledge of the chosen question.
4. Include a minimum of five (5) journal articles, at least three (3) from nursing journals.

Nursing- Illness & Disease Management Across Life Span

The Impact of Chronic Illness (Heart Disease and Stroke)

Identify one person from the illness group you chose in Week 1(Week one assignment Attached) to interview. The person should not be a patient at the facility in which you work. You can use friends, family members, or coworkers. Do not use the person’s name in the paper, only initials.

In a Microsoft Word document of 4-5 pages formatted in APA style, describe/compile a report of your interview and the information collected about a person with a chronic illness. 

Administer the questionnaire you created in Week 1(Attached) to that person and address the following:

·  Compile the data and analyze the responses to better illustrate where this person, his or her family, and friends are in relation to accepting the diagnosis in relation to the standard health or illness definitions.

o  The analysis should also include coping skills, treatment, and support aspects of the illness.

·  Explain how this information will direct care plan development for the chosen illness group.

·  Include a copy of the interview you created with the responses from the person interviewed in an Appendix.

Please note that the title and reference pages should not be included in the total page count of your paper.

On a separate references page, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format. Support your work, using your course lectures and textbook readings. Helpful APA guides and resources are available in the  University Online Library. Below are guides that are located in the library and can be accessed and downloaded via the  University Online Citation Resources: APA Style page. The American Psychological Association website also provides detailed guidance on formatting, citations, and references at APA Style.