Initial Discussion
You were called as a PMNHP to evaluate and treat a 34-year-old female hospitalized in the local mental health facility. The client has a long history of depressed mood and anhedonia, but has never been on a psychiatric medication. You diagnosed the client with a major depressive disorder and decided to start the client on a medication for stabilization.
In a 2-3 page paper,
Discuss what would guide your decision in selecting a drug for this client?
Describe the medication you would prescribe, provide the rationale.
Discuss medication education on the medication selected, including pharmacological actions, therapeutic indications, precautions/side effects, dosage and clinical guideline, and any laboratory interferences.
Refer to grading rubric to include references required.
I will upload the rubric along with possible sources. You don’t have to use these sources, but ensure any others you use are within the last 5 years.
