COURSE
NR548 – Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
General Instructions
Reflect on your readiness to practice as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP). Guiding questions are provided or you may write about what you felt was most significant to you for the week.
Week 5 Guiding Questions
This week you learned about the mental status exam.
- Which element of the mental status exam do you think you will find most challenging?
- Were any of the descriptive terms new to you?
- Have you observed any of the less common speech terms in your role as a nurse such as staccato or pressured speech?
Include the following sections:
- Reflection:
- Write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on your learning for the week. Address the guiding question or relate the reflection to what you found most significant for the week.
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