A psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner must grasp the pharmacology of medications to be aware of how the action of the drug will benefit the patient. For psychiatric and mental health patients, the procedure of prescribing medications is particularly important because changes brought on by neurocognitive mechanisms could change the drugs. For instance, stimulants like methylphenidate (Ritalin) and combined amphetamine salts (Adderall) have typically been found to be safe and helpful in the treatment of ADHD symptoms in teenagers and certain adults (Phoenix, 2019). However, the use of stimulants by pre-schoolers has sparked considerable debate due to the increased risk of adverse effects and worries about the medications’ impact on growth and neurodevelopment.
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