(Solution) NR548 Week 2: Discussion

COURSE  

NR548 – Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

General Directions

Source: American Nurses Association, American Psychiatric Nurses Association, & International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses. (2022). Psychiatric–mental health nursing: Scope and standards of practice (3rd ed.). American Nurses Association.

Review Standard 5: Implementation in the above text, pp. 66-76. Select two of the following competencies to address in your discussion:

  • Standard 5A: Coordination of Care
  • Standard 5B: Health Teaching, Health Literacy, and Health Promotion
  • Standard 5D: Pharmacological/Biological Therapies and Prescriptive Authority

Include the following sections

  1. Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
    1. Summarize the two selected competencies.
    2. Address the two questions below that relate to your selected competencies:
      • Standard 5A: Many PMHNPs are employed within psychiatric facilities and may be asked to complete the mental health intake assessment and the admission physical, as well as prescribe and monitor all medications during the inpatient stay. What are the scope of practice implications for PMHNPs providing both physical and mental healthcare, including prescribing considerations?
      • Standard 5B: As a practicing PMHNP, how will you respond to clients who request medications or treatments based on information they researched on the internet?
      • Standard 5D: New medications are frequently developed and released. What strategies will you use to remain current in your knowledge of new psychopharmacologic options for your clients? What resources exist to help you?
    3. Provide an example of how you would apply each of the selected standards in your future practice.
  2. Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectations.
    1. Cite a scholarly source in the initial post.
    2. Cite a scholarly source in one faculty response post.
    3. Cite a scholarly source in one peer post.
    4. Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.
    5. Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources per week. Cite all references and provide references for all citations.
  3. Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers and faculty by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.
    1. Peer Response: Respond to at least one peer on a topic other than the initially assigned topic.
    2. Faculty Response: Respond to at least one faculty post.
    3. Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.
  4. Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
  5. Reference Citation: Use current APA format to format citations and references and is free of errors.
  6. Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the graded discussion topic (not a response to a peer or faculty), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.
  7. Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different days during the week.

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