Discussion: treatment of sleep/wake disorders week 10 | NURS 6670 – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Role II: Adults and Older Adults | Walden University

To prepare for this Discussion:

• By Day 5 of Week 9, your Instructor will have assigned you a sleep/wake disorder,
• (Hypersomnia ) which will be the focus of your original post for this Discussion.
• Review the Learning Resources.

Assigned Disorder:   Hypersomnia 

Post:

• Explain the diagnostic criteria for your assigned sleep/wake disorder.

• Explain the evidenced-based psychotherapy and psychopharmacologic treatment for your assigned sleep/wake disorder.

• Describe at what point you would refer the client to their primary care physician for an additional referral to a neurologist, pulmonologist, or physician specializing in sleep disorders and explain why.

Note: Support your rationale with a minimum of three academic resources less than five years In APA Format and proper citation Including Introduction and Conclusion