COURSE:

NR548 – Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse

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 1 Guiding Questions

This week you learned about the PMHNP scope of practice, including medication management and psychotherapy.

·    Which of the two do you find more interesting? Why?

·    Do pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy complement each other? Which modality should be implemented first?

·    How does your state nurse practice act impact your ability to prescribe psychotherapeutic agents?

Include the following sections:

I.       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……………………………….$5