Module 6 Discussion
Case Study: C.Z.
Submission Instructions:
• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA
style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is worth 8
points.
• You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/
correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Your reply posts are worth
2 points (1 point per response.)
• All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.
Purpose: Analyze and apply critical thinking skills in the psychopathology of mental
health patients and provide treatment and health promotion while applying
evidence-based research.
Scenario: C.Z. is a 20-year-old Caucasian male who is in his second year of college.
He is seeking treatment due to persistent fears that campus security and
the local police are tracking and surveilling him. He cites occasional lags in
his internet speed as evidence that surveillance devices are interfering with
his electronics. His intense anxiety about this has begun getting in the way
of his ability to complete schoolwork, and his friends are concerned – he
says they have told him, “you’re not making sense.”
C.Z. occasionally laughs abruptly and inappropriately and sometimes stops
speaking mid-sentence, looking off in the distance as though he sees or
hears something. He expresses concern about electronics in the room
(phone, computer) potentially being monitored and asks repeatedly about
patient confidentiality, stating that he wants to be sure the police won’t be
informed about his treatment. His beliefs are fixed, and if they are
challenged, his tone becomes hostile.
Question
s:
Remember to answer these questions from your textbooks and NP
guidelines. At all times, explain your answers.
1. Discuss the etiology, course, and the structural/functional
abnormalities of schizophrenia.
2. Discuss the evidence-based pharmacological and
nonpharmacological treatment for this patient using the US Clinical
Guidelines.
Module 6 Discussion
Caring for Korean, Puerto Rican, & Jordanian Populations
After studying Module 6: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following:
A. Of which biological variations among Korean Americans should the nurse be
aware?
B. Describe how stereotyping Puerto Ricans as similar to other Hispanic Americans
can lead the nurse to errors in patient care.
C. Describe the geographical location of Jordan, and indicate how this region of
the world and the political turmoil experienced by Jordanians may have a
profound political impact on the health and well-being of recently immigrated
Jordanian Americans.
Submission Instructions:
• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted, and cited in current
APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is
worth 8 points.
• You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/
correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Your reply posts are worth
2 points (1 point per response.)
• Incorporate a minimum of 2 current (published within the last five years)
scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within
your work. Journal articles should be referenced according to the current APA
style (the online library has an abbreviated version of the APA Manual).
