Initial Post
Thomas Sykes is a 17-year-old who is suffering from depression. He is the central figure in the Module 8 Interactive Tutorial. Please review the entire Interactive: Thomas Sykes Case Study before writing your discussion post and response, as there is essential information about your client useful to the development of your discussion.
After completing the interactive tutorial, students should respond to the following questions pertaining to a specific component of the interactive.
Each student should develop a discussion post that includes the following information:
Discuss the clinical manifestations evidenced during your assessment. How would you explain these manifestations?
Explain the nursing management considerations for this patient. Discuss the knowledge guiding your thinking.
What specific issues would you want to take into consideration to provide for this patient’s unique care needs?
Students will be assigned to one of the following three groups by the course section instructor:
Scenario Group #1:
This group will write about the first scenario when Thomas is assessed in the primary care setting. The following links may be useful to the development of your discussion post:
Mayo Clinic: Teen DepressionLinks to an external site.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/teen-depression/symptoms-causes/syc-20350985
CDC: Preventing SuicideLinks to an external site.
https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/
Discussion Guidelines
Posts need to be written in a professional manner. The content should have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Professionals communicate using correct grammar and spelling. It is acceptable to use a grammar or spelling editor prior to submitting your post. Any language that is disrespectful or discourteous is not acceptable. Your posts should be of sufficient length to answer the question, but information that is extraneous or irrelevant will not strengthen your post.
The purpose of the discussion is to explore topics and to share information. Your original thought about the question is important. It is acceptable to use personal experiences from a professional standpoint. Your information and opinions should have support from the textbooks, professional position statements, and journals. It is not acceptable to copy and paste information from outside sources without using direct quotes. It is preferable to paraphrase information. When you restate the information in your own words by paraphrasing, you demonstrate that you have read about the topic and that it has meaning to you. You are showing that you can apply the information.
