NR548 Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
NR548 Week 4: Reflection on Learning
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 4 Guiding Questions
This week you learned about the components of a psychiatric interview, specifically the history of present illness (HPI) and the history.
How does the psychiatric HPI differ from the HPI you learned within your advanced physical assessment course?
You have read about the art of asking questions; what do you think will be the most challenging aspect of the psychiatric interview?
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.
SOLUTION
Working through the different facets of each of the core areas of a psychiatric interview this week, the HPI, and the total patient history, brought into sharp relief how different psychiatric assessment is from the physical assessment techniques that I learned in AMA. When applied in psychiatric HPI, the control shifts from bodily signs and linear
