This guide is for NURS 753 Week 7 Case Analysis Evaluation 3, start to submission. The third case analysis: assessment, diagnosis, therapy and treatment plan, with at least 5 references.
NURS 753 is Psychotherapeutic Theories, Frameworks, and Modalities, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's DNP. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as NURS753; it is the same course.
| Course | NURS 753 Psychotherapeutic Theories, Frameworks, and Modalities |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 7 |
| Points | 100 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; graded with the Case Analysis Grading Rubric |
| Sources | At least 5 references in current APA, which may include the course textbook |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA |
What NURS 753 Week 7 Case Analysis Evaluation 3 asks for
CAE 3 is due in Module/Week 7, the same week as WebEx Presentation 2, with Wheeler chapters 17 and 18, Sadock chapters 32 to 34 and DSM-5 pages 155 to 233 (depressive and anxiety disorders) and 663 to 672 (borderline, histrionic and narcissistic personality disorders). Same requirements as the earlier analyses, with at least 5 references. Worth 100 points.
Where it fits in NURS 753
In the published schedule, Case Analysis Evaluation 3 is one of 7 graded written assignments in NURS 753. It follows Week 6 Case Analysis Evaluation 2 and comes before Week 7 WebEx Class Presentation 2. The same week also has WebEx Class Presentation 2, so plan the week's writing together.
How NURS 753 Week 7 Case Analysis Evaluation 3 is graded
Liberty grades Case Analysis Evaluation 3 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 100 points in the published guide. That is about 10% of the course's 1,010 points. The rubric rows are the real instructions. Draft against them, and you will rarely be surprised by the grade.
Course grades in NURS 753 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 940 to 1000 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The NURS 753 Week 7 method, step by step
Read the case for facts, not impressions
Read the case in Case Analysis Evaluation 3 and list the facts that matter: who is involved, what happened, what constraints exist. Separate facts from assumptions before analyzing anything.
Name the central problem
Decide what the core problem is and say it plainly. The rest of the analysis should be organized around it.
Apply the course framework
Bring the course material to the case: the framework, theory or principle the week covers, applied explicitly to the facts you listed.
Weigh the options
Lay out two or three realistic options, with the benefit and the cost of each. Graders look for judgment, which means showing what you rejected and why.
Recommend and justify
Choose one course of action and defend it with evidence (At least 5 references in current APA, which may include the course textbook). Include how you would implement it and how you would know it worked.
Answer every question asked
If the case comes with questions, answer each one under its own heading, in order, within Not set in the guide; graded with the Case Analysis Grading Rubric.
A structure for NURS 753 Week 7 Case Analysis Evaluation 3
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,300 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Case summary | The presenting problem. | ~160 words |
| Assessment and diagnosis | Findings, DSM-5 diagnosis and any personality features. | ~260 words |
| Case formulation | Biological, psychological and social factors. | ~260 words |
| Psychotherapeutic intervention | The therapy and how it fits the patient. | ~360 words |
| Treatment plan and evaluation | Goals, safety, medication if indicated and measures. | ~260 words |
A topic angle that works
When depression or anxiety comes with personality pathology, the therapy has to fit both. Dialectical behavior therapy for a depressed patient with borderline features, for example, targets the emotion dysregulation that keeps the depression returning.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
Antidepressants alone have not held this patient's mood: each improvement ends after a conflict with her partner, followed by self-harm urges.1 Her pattern of unstable relationships and intense anger meets several DSM-5 criteria for borderline personality disorder, which points to dialectical behavior therapy, whose skills training in distress tolerance and emotion regulation targets that cycle and has the strongest evidence for reducing self-harm.2 Mood will be tracked with the PHQ-9 every two weeks and self-harm urges on a daily diary card.3
- Explains why the current treatment falls short.
- Matches the therapy to the formulation.
- Sets measures for mood and safety.
Mistakes that cost points on NURS 753 Week 7
- Treating the depression without the personality features.
- No safety plan.
- Fewer than 5 references.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; graded with the Case Analysis Grading Rubric
- Sources: At least 5 references in current APA, which may include the course textbook
- Every case question answered under its own heading
- A clear recommendation with its justification
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
What else is due in NURS 753 Week 7?
WebEx Class Presentation 2.
How many points is NURS 753 Week 7 Case Analysis Evaluation 3 worth?
100 points in Liberty's published course guide for NURS 753, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 10% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is NURS 753 Week 7 the same in every section of NURS 753?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for NURS 753. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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