Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning Practicum NURS /2023 Latest

Nurse practitioners are licensed clinicians who have received a master or doctorate education and license to provide advanced health care in collaboration with other health care professionals (American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 2020). A psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) is an advanced practiced registered nurse trained and licensed to assess, diagnose, and treat patients with mental and behavioral disorders (Gaines, 2020). Part of the educational modules for student nurse practitioners is clinical training. Clinical training provides an opportunity for student psychiatric nurse practitioners to identify and learn the clinical skills needed to perform their job functions. The purpose of this paper is to identify and discuss personal strengths and weaknesses pertaining to clinical skills using the clinical selfassessment form. The paper will also include goals and objectives for the practicum experience. PRAC 6635 Clinical Skills 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 Confident Differentiating between pathophysiological and psychopathological conditions Mostly confident 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 Beginning This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :22:24 GMT -05:00 Performing and interpreting a psychosocial assessment and family psychiatric history Mostly confident Performing and interpreting a functional assessment (activities of daily living, occupational, social, leisure, educational). Mostly confident Diagnostic reasoning skill in: Demonstrate knowledge of psychopathology of mental illnesses through discussion for different age groups and mental illnesses Beginning Developing and prioritizing a differential diagnoses list Beginning Formulating diagnoses according to DSM 5 based on assessment data Beginning Differentiating between normal/abnormal age-related physiological and psychological symptoms/changes Beginning Psychotherapeutic Treatment Planning: Provide psychoeducation to individuals and/or any caregivers Beginning Promote health and disease prevention techniques Mostly confident Self Assessment skill: Develop SMART goals for practicum experiences Mostly confident Evaluating outcomes of practicum goals and modify plan as necessary Mostly confident Documenting and reflecting on learning experiences Mostly confident Professional skills: Maintains professional boundaries and therapeutic relationship with clients and staff Confident Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to improve clinical practice in mental ...