The Assignment: 5 pages Examine  Case Study: Pharmacologic Approaches to the Treatment of Insomnia in a Younger Adult (https://mym.cdn.laureate-media.com/2dett4d/Walden/NURS/6630/DT/week_11/index.html).  You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this patient. Be sure to consider factors that might impact the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes. At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before selecting your decision and moving throughout the exercise. Before you make your decision, make sure that you have researched each option and that you evaluate the decision that you will select. Be sure to research each option using the primary literature. Introduction to the case (1 page) Briefly explain and summarize the case for this Assignment. Be sure to include the specific patient factors that may impact your decision making when prescribing medication for this patient. Decision #1 (1 page) Which decision did you select? Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature). Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples. Decision #2 (1 page) Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature). Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples. Decision #3 (1 page) Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature). Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treat.

1. The Assignment: 5 pages
Examine
Case Study: Pharmacologic Approaches to the Treatment of
Insomnia in a Younger Adult (https://mym.cdn.laureate-
media.com/2dett4d/Walden/NURS/6630/DT/week_11/index.htm
l).
You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the
medication to prescribe to this patient. Be sure to consider
factors that might impact the patient’s pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic processes.
At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before
selecting your decision and moving throughout the exercise.
Before you make your decision, make sure that you have
researched each option and that you evaluate the decision that
you will select. Be sure to research each option using the
primary literature.
Introduction to the case (1 page)
Briefly explain and summarize the case for this Assignment. Be
sure to include the specific patient factors that may impact your
decision making when prescribing medication for this patient.
Decision #1 (1 page)
Which decision did you select?
Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your
response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources,
including the primary literature.

2. Why did you not select the other two options provided in the
exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically
relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary
literature.
What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision?
Support your response with evidence and references to the
Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment
plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide
examples.
Decision #2 (1 page)
Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your
response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources,
including the primary literature.
Why did you not select the other two options provided in the
exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically
relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary
literature.
What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision?
Support your response with evidence and references to the
Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment
plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide
examples.

3. Decision #3 (1 page)
Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your
response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources,
including the primary literature.
Why did you not select the other two options provided in the
exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically
relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary
literature.
What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision?
Support your response with evidence and references to the
Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment
plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide
examples.
Conclusion (1 page)
Summarize your recommendations on the treatment options you
selected for this patient. Be sure to justify your
recommendations and support your response with clinically
relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary
literature.
Note:
Support your rationale with a minimum of five academic
resources. While you may use the course text to support your
rationale, it will not count toward the resource requirement.
You should be utilizing the primary and secondary literature.

4. References
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