You will create 5 entries for your Reflective Journal about a patient encounter. In the 5th entry, you will review the previous 4 entries and evaluate your progress in reflective practice over the course of the term.
The purpose of this reflective journal is self-reflection regarding the role in the process of self-reflection as a PMHNP provider. Through reflective practice, the student will evaluate their own emotional health and recognize one’s own feelings as well as one’s ability to monitor and manage those feelings. The point of the exercise is to learn yourself, your triggers, the types of cases you end up getting overly involved with, and those you’d rather refer to someone else. The idea is to be able to personally reflect on your behaviors/thoughts/decisions and how those impact you in the role of PMHNP.
· Discuss the same patient from the previous assignment Unit 11 SOAP notes on GAD generalized anxiety disorder.
1. What impact this had on you in terms of increasing your understanding of the PMHNP role,
2. psychopathology, and the
3. provider-patient relationship.
4. Explore your personal strengths and limitations and their effect on the provider/patient relationship.
5. Include reflection on your therapeutic use of self.
6. Discussion should reflect your specific learning/insight.
7. Identify something specific that you learned from reflecting on this event/interaction and how will you apply that learning in your future practice?
Resource to use
Course Description
This course prepares students to assess, diagnose, and manage mental health care needs across the lifespan. Emphasis will be placed on underlying acute and chronic psychiatric/mental health diagnoses. Clinical opportunities will be utilized for all PMHNP to apply concepts in primary and acute care settings with adults and families.
Program: Graduate Nursing
Resources
Carlat, D. J. (2023). The psychiatric interview (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer. ISBN: 9781975212971
American Nurses Association