To Prepare · Review the interactive media piece in this week’s Resources and reflect on the types of drugs used to treat pediatric patients with mood disorders. · Reflect on situations in which children should be prescribed drugs for off-label use. · Think about strategies to make the off-label use and dosage of drugs safer for children from infancy to adolescence. Consider specific off-label drugs that you think require extra care and attention when used in pediatrics. Write a 1-page narrative in APA format that addresses the following: · Explain the circumstances under which children should be prescribed drugs for off-label use. Be specific and provide examples. · Describe strategies to make the off-label use and dosage of drugs safer for children from infancy to adolescence. Include descriptions and names of off-label drugs that require extra care and attention when used in pediatrics. http://cdnfiles.laureate.net/2dett4d/Walden/NURS/6521/05/mm/decision_trees/week_02/index.html Please open the link and on the bottom, there is decision point. Click on the medication. It will tell you patient results after 4 weeks. If patient symptoms still there try another medication. You have to have three decision which is three different medication. At the end patient symptoms should get better. For example, I click Zoloft 25mg, patient symptoms no change so on the bottom you have three options to increase the dose 37.5mg or 50mg or change the medication. I will send you a sample what I did in the past. Also please don’t forget to cover the yellow highlight.
To Prepare · Review the interactive media piece in this week’s Resources and reflect on the types of drugs used to treat pediatric patients with mood disorders. · Reflect on situations in which children should be prescribed drugs for off-label use. · Think about strategies to make the off-label use and dosage of drugs safer […]
