PRAC – 6665 Week 1: Competencies of Advanced Nursing Practice
PRAC – 6665 Week 1: Competencies of Advanced Nursing Practice
PRAC – 6665 Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Care Across the Lifespan I Practicum
PRAC – 6665 Week 1: Competencies of Advanced Nursing Practice
| What do I have to do? | When do I have to do it? |
| Review your Learning Resources. | Days 1–7 |
| Assignment 1: Practicum Site Information | Submit Assignment 1 by Day 2. |
| Assignment 2: Clinical Skills Self-Assessment | Submit Assignment 2 by Day 7. |
| Assignment 3: Clinical Hour and Patient Logs | Track your clinical hours and patient encounters in Meditrek throughout this practicum course. Each week, your logs must be completed by Day 7. |
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Introduction
Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.
—Xun Kuang, Chinese Confucian philosopher
Welcome to your PMHNP Care Across the Lifespan I Practicum! The practicum experience is an experiential learning opportunity which allows you to gain and refine your clinical advanced nursing skills under the mentorship of a Preceptor. As you engage with patients in the practicum setting, your involvement will extend your learning about a variety of psychiatric and mental health care needs for patients across the lifespan.
Throughout the next 11 weeks, you will evaluate your skill development, reflect on patient encounters, and generate goals related to your growth as an advanced practice nurse. This week, you start by assessing your strengths and opportunities related to psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) clinical skills.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
- Complete practicum site form
- Assess clinical skills related to advanced psychiatric-mental health nursing practice
- Develop measurable goals and objectives for the practicum experience
- Describe clinical hours and patient encounters
Learning Resources
Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)
Note: Review the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Competencies.
https://edu.meditrek.com/Default.html
Note: Use this link to log into Meditrek to report your clinical hours and patient encounters.
The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/competencies/20170516_NPCoreCompsContentF.pdf
Walden University Academic Skills Center. (2017). Developing SMART goals.
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/ld.php?content_id=51901492
Walden University Field Experience. (2020a). Field experience: College of Nursing.
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/fieldexperience/son/home
Walden University Field Experience. (2020b). MSN nurse practitioner practicum manual.
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/fieldexperience/son/formsanddocuments
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/StudentPracticum/NP_StudentOrientation
Document: Practicum Site Information Form (Word document)
Document: PMHNP Clinical Skills List (PDF)
Document: PMHNP Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form (Word document)
Acknowledgment
Practicum Manual Acknowledgment
The Practicum Manual describes the structure and timing of the classroom-based and practicum experiences and the policies students must follow to be successful in the nurse practitioner (NP) specialties.
Click here and follow the instructions to confirm you have downloaded and read the entire MSN Nurse Practitioner Practicum Manual and will abide by the requirements described in order to successfully complete this program.