PMHNP PRAC 6645 Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form

PMHNP PRAC 6645 Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form Lenick Bermudez Beltran College of Nursing-PMHNP NRNP 6645: Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning Dr. Fleming PMHNP PRAC 6645 Clinical Skills Introduction Nurse practitioners collaborate with diverse healthcare workers to provide quality, timely, safe, and efficient care. Providing advanced care to patients requires diverse clinical skills. The clinical skills are vital in diagnosing patients, treating, and managing different mental conditions. Assessing clinical skills is vital in identifying the capacity and areas to make improvements (Bennett, 2017). The purpose of the essay is to examine the strengths, opportunities for growth, and the goals and objectives of the practicum experience. Self-Assessment Form Desired Clinical Skills for Students to Achieve Confident (Can complete independently) Mostly confident (Can complete with supervision) Beginning (Have performed with supervision or need supervision to feel confident) New (Have never performed or does not apply) Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation skills in: Recognizing clinical signs and symptoms of psychiatric illness across the lifespan Confident Differentiating between pathophysiological and psychopathological Mostly confident conditions Performing and interpreting a comprehensive and/or interval history and physical examination (including laboratory and diagnostic studies) Mostly confident Performing and interpreting a mental status examination Mostly confident Performing and interpreting a psychosocial assessment and family psychiatric history Beginning. Have performed with supervision Performing and interpreting a functional assessment (activities of daily living, occupational, social, leisure, educational). Mostly confident Diagnostic reasoning skill in: Developing and prioritizing a differential diagnoses list Confident Formulating diagnoses Confident according to DSM 5 based on assessment data Differentiating between normal/abnormal age- related physiological and psychological symptoms/changes Mostly confident Pharmacotherapeutic skills in: Selecting appropriate evidence based clinical practice guidelines for medication plan (e.g., risk/benefit, patient preference, developmental considerations, financial, the process of informed consent, symptom management) Beginning. Have performed with supervision Evaluating patient response and modify plan as necessary Mostly confident Documenting (e.g., adverse reaction, the patient response, changes Mostly confident to the plan of care) Psychotherapeutic Treatment Planning: Recognizes concepts of therapeutic modalities across the lifespan Beginning Selecting appropriate evidence based clinical practice guidelines for psychotherapeutic plan (e.g., risk/benefit, patient preference, developmental considerations, financial, the process of informed consent, symptom management, modality appropriate for situation) Mostly confident Applies age appropriate psychotherapeutic counseling techniques with individuals, families, and/or groups Mostly confident Develop an age appropriate individualized plan of care Mostly confident Provide psychoeducation to individuals, family, and/or groups Beginning. Have performed with supervision Promote health and disease prevention techniques Confident Self-Assessment skills: Develop SMART goals for practicum experiences Confident Evaluating outcomes of practicum goals and modify plan as necessary Confident Documenting and reflecting on learning experiences Confident Professional skills: Maintains professional boundaries and therapeutic relationship with clients and staff Confident Collaborate with multi- disciplinary teams to improve clinical practice in mental health settings Mostly confident Identifies ethical and Mostly legal dilemmas with possible resolutions confident Demonstrates non- judgmental practice approach and empathy Confident Practices within scope of practice Mostly confident Selecting and implementing appropriate screening instrument(s), interpreting results, and making recommendations and referrals: