MEASURABLE COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Integrate the Christian world view in the delivery of psychiatric mental health care to adults and geriatric individuals
2. Apply nursing, pathophysiology, biological, psycho-social, genetics, and population health knowledge in the assessment and management of adult and geriatric individuals including health promotion and disease prevention and chronic disease and complex acute psychiatric mental health issues
3. Formulate evidence-based pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapeutic treatment plans including health promotion and disease prevention, care of chronic and complex acute psychiatric mental health issues of adults and geriatric individuals
4. Evaluate cultural, ethical, legal and socioeconomic factors that affect adults and geriatric individuals seeking care, including health promotion and disease prevention, chronic and complex acute psychiatric mental health issues in various mental health care settings
5. Collaborate with health professionals and community key resources in health promotion and disease prevention, management of chronic and complex acute psychiatric mental health issues of adults and geriatric individuals . Practicum Objectives Examples
6. Utilize health care technology in clinical practice
7. Evaluate evidence-based therapeutic models of interview techniques to develop a relationship and patient-centered care for individuals and families across the life span.
8. Analyze evidence to support clinical decision making and evaluate the effectiveness of clinical decisions in the psychiatric care of adults and geriatric individuals who present for health promotion/disease prevention, chronic and complex acute psychiatric mental health issues
Develop 8 Practicum Objectives that are pertinent to current practicum course.
Link each practicum objective with corresponding Practicum Course Measurable Learning Outcomes above.
Use the SMART Guidelines (SMART stands for Specific Measurable Attainable/Achievable Relevant Time bound)
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Practicum
The practicum course will prepare me for the role of a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP). During the practicum, I will be able to interview, screen, diagnose, test, prescribe treatments, develop health promotion/prevention plans, and provide care to adult and geriatric clients. Establishing and developing goals during practicum is a very vital task for a DNP.
By the end of the practicum, I will improve my knowledge and show competency in the assessment of the cultural and religious beliefs of the clients that may impact their treatment plan. This will be achieved by integrating the Christian worldview into the ethical standards to deliver psychiatric healthcare to a diverse population. My second goal is that by the end of the practicum I will be able to utilize evidence-based practice to improve the knowledge base of the adult and geriatric individuals about factors that impact their mental health. I also hope that I will be able to develop psychoeducational interventions for adult and geriatric individuals with mental health problems to improve their mental health status (Mahone et al., 2016). Thirdly, by the end of the practicum, I hope to be able to apply and demonstrate the learned theories and evidence during the assessment and treatment of the clients with mental health problems. This will help me assess my effectiveness regarding clinical decisions for my psychiatric clients. Moreover, by the end of the practicum, I intend to be familiar with the cultural, legal, and ethical components that affect my clients. With this, I hope to promote the provision of ethically and culturally competent care to the different patient populations.
I will work collaboratively with all staff during the practicum to maintain a good trusting and collaborative relationship to facilitate the provision of comprehensive services while working with client, their families, and communities to provide the best quality of care across settings (Green & Johnson, 2015). My seventh goal is that by the end of the practicum I will be able to design and implement different types of technologies to improve care. For instance, I hope to competently be able to integrate telehealth into the care of the adult and geriatric patients with mental health issues by helping them log vital data for immediate review by the nursing staff while at the comfort of their home. Telehealth will also allow remote monitoring of the patients regarding their adherence to treatment regimen and response to treatment. Finally, by the end of the practicum, I plan to be knowledgeable and skilled regarding various evidence-based psychotherapies such as motivational interviewing, interpersonal psychotherapy and cognitive behavior therapy and appropriately recommend the appropriate one for the specific mental health problem (Lake & Turner, 2017). This will promote evidence-based practice and the prescription of the correct therapeutic regimens. Practicum Objectives Examples
References
Darvish, A., Bahramnezhad, F., Keyhanian, S., & Navidhamidi, M. (2014). The role of nursing informatics in promoting the quality of health care and the need for appropriate education. Global journal of health science, 6(6), 11–18. https://doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v6n6p11.
Green, B. N., & Johnson, C. D. (2015). Interprofessional collaboration in research, education, and clinical practice: working together for a better future. The Journal of chiropractic education, 29(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.7899/JCE-14-36.
Lake, J., & Turner, M. S. (2017). Urgent Need for Improved Mental Health Care and a More Collaborative Model of Care. The Permanente Journal, 21, 17–024. https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/17-024.
Mahone, I. H., Maphis, C. F., & Snow, D. E. (2016). Effective Strategies for Nurses Empowering Clients with Schizophrenia: Medication Use as a Tool in Recovery. Issues in mental health nursing, 37(5), 372–379. https://doi.org/10.3109/01612840.2016.1157228.