Reference no: EM133344071

Assignment: Major Case Analysis

1. Select a client or case that you have worked on within either your practice or your practicum setting. Ensure that you correctly redact the appropriate information (name, etc.).
2. Prepare complete mental health evaluation of your client. This should include the following:

1. A full psychiatric, physical, social, family, and work history, including verbal reports of the client, your observations of the client, and a summary of any diagnostic aids you have used.
2. The use of at least one psychiatric screening or assessment tool from the literature to assist in your assessment of the client
3. A full physical assessment in addition to the mental status exam and psychiatric history

3. Develop a DSM-5 diagnostic assessment:

1. Support your diagnosis through a thoughtful, evidence-based analysis of the data collected in your evaluation.

4. Propose a practical, evidence-based plan of care:

1. Keep in mind the role of the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner is to assess all aspects of the patient's health status, including health promotion, health protection, and disease prevention.