CPMHN(C) case studies
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CPMHN(C) - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Certification - is a specialty credential for registered nurses practising in mental health who want independent validation of their expertise beyond their licence. It is administered by the national Canadian nursing certification body, is held for a defined term, and is renewed through continuing competence requirements that the certifying organization sets and revises. The CPMHN(C) case studies are 5 cases and about 4,486 words.
1The Gift Card and the Friend Request
Marcus, 34, is on day 11 of an involuntary admission for a manic episode with psychotic features. His mania is resolving on lithium and olanzapine, but he remains intrusive with peers and has twice been verbally aggressive when staff set limits.
953 words, about 5 min2Night Two After Hip Surgery: Dementia or Delirium?
A, 78, is day 2 after an emergency hip repair. She lived independently with mild cognitive impairment (MoCA 22/30 six months ago).
830 words, about 4 min3Clozapine, Ciprofloxacin and a Smoke-Free Ward
Daniel, 41, has treatment-resistant schizophrenia and has taken clozapine 400 mg daily for two years with a stable plasma level of 0.42 mg/L. He smokes 25 cigarettes a day.
818 words, about 4 min4A Sixteen-Year-Old, Thirty Tablets, and a Promise
Leah, 16, is referred by her school counsellor to community mental health. For six weeks she has cut her forearms, and today she tells you she has hidden 30 of her mother's amitriptyline 25 mg tablets and plans to swallow them on Saturday night once her parents are asleep.
936 words, about 5 min5Discharge Tomorrow, Shelter Tonight
Sam, 52, has schizophrenia, type 2 diabetes with an HbA1c of 11%, and a foot ulcer last dressed three weeks ago. He has been homeless for three years and has had 14 admissions in six years, each following a decision to stop medication.
949 words, about 5 min