Diagnosis

Psychosocial Assessment (written)/ Psychosocial Case Presentation 20% Paper should be based on the Film – The Ray Charles Story (mainly focus on character with substance abuse)   a. Introduction – 2 pts. In the introduction provides an account of the patient and his/her illness from his/her perspective.

Briefly describe how he has dealt with the diagnosis/treatment and how he has lived in the past/ present.    

b. Complete a full biopsychosocial assessment including the mental status assessment. (See chapter in Boyd, The Psychiatric Nursing Process. Describe how the client lived in the past and present. Based on the client’s psychiatric symptoms, how does this affect his/her functional ability? 5 pts.

  c. Identify an appropriate assessment instrument in accordance with the patient’s diagnosis and briefly describe its properties – e.g. CAGE, AIMS, SANS, SAPS, Beck Depression Inventory – 2 pts.  

d. Identify client’s DSM V diagnoses – describe the observed behaviors that meet the DSM criteria. – 2 pts.

  e. Write a care plan for the top two nursing diagnoses. – 4 pts.  

 f. Include six to ten references (3 of which should be scholarly article) that are further explained below. 5 pts.

i. Etiology, S/S, manifestations of the psychiatric diagnosis.

ii. Nursing interventions pertaining to nursing diagnoses.

iii. One meta-analysis pertaining to either nursing or psychiatric diagnosis/treatment.

iv. State rationale for selecting each article, including a statement of how it applies to patient’s diagnosis and/ or treatment. Briefly summarize each article including a description of the purpose, sample, methods, findings, implications for practice, and conclusions of the authors. Cite all references in APA format.