DNP 825 Topic 3 Discussions 1 GCU Nov 2021

Topic 3 DQ 1 How can large aggregated databases be used to improve population health? Provide an example of a current disease affecting your population of interest and explain what health promotion or disease prevention evidence-based strategies you would recommend and why. Explain how related data could improve your strategies to promote health and prevent disease. Support your response with relevant literature. Attempt Start Date: 23-Jul-2020 at 12:00:00 AM Due Date: 25-Jul-2020 at 11:59:59 PM Maximum Points: 5.0 Hi Peter, You made some great points in your post, especially relating to Drug-Induced Psychosis. The increase use of illegal substances in young adults is a serious problem in the United States (U.S) and requires attention. Drug-induced psychosis has been associated with suicidal thoughts, dangerous and violent behavior, hospitalization, and arrests (MentalH, 2015). Working as mental health nurse in psychiatric setting, I have seen so many teenagers and young college students who were brought into these facilities with diagnosis of Drug-Induced Psychosis. One specifically I remember is the synthetic cathinone – stimulants commonly referred to as “Bath Salts.” Most of the young patients we got with unexplained psychosis was related to this stimulant. Treatment was difficult, and most of them never fully recovered because of the effects of the chemical on their brains. Bath salts according to the American Addiction Centers (2020) can cause psychoactive effects such as: • Paranoia and extreme anxiety • Excited delirium: agitation or violent behavior toward oneself or others • Increased sociability, similar to cocaine’s effects • Increased sex drive, similar to amphetamine’