Week 2 Discussion Code of Ethics
NR548 Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
The purpose of the graded collaborative discussions is to engage faculty and students in an interactive dialogue to assist the student in organizing, integrating, applying, and critically appraising scholarly literature regarding psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) practice. Meaningful dialogue among faculty and students fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared.?This discussion will support the professional formation of the PMHNP role.
Course Outcomes
This discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:??
CO 5: Examine the Standards of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice Advanced Practice Competencies. (PO 5)
Due Date
Initial posts are due to the discussion forum by?Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT. Instructor and peer responses are due?by?Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT.?Students must post on a minimum of two separate days.?A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline?Wednesday?at 11:59 p.m. MT,?regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59?p.m.?MT on Sunday (i.e.,?the?student will receive an automatic 0).?????
Total Points Possible
This discussion is worth a total of 100 points.
Preparing the Discussion
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
General Directions
Source: American Nurses Association, American Psychiatric Nurses Association, & International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses. (2022). Psychiatric–mental health nursing: Scope and standards of practice (3rd ed.). American Nurses Association.
Review Standard 5: Implementation in the above text, pp. 66-76. Select two of the following competencies to address in your discussion:
Standard 5A: Coordination of Care
Standard 5B: Health Teaching, Health Literacy, and Health Promotion
Standard 5D: Pharmacological/Biological Therapies and Prescriptive Authority
Include the following sections
Application?of?Course?Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
Summarize the two selected competencies.
Address the two questions below that relate to your selected competencies:
Standard 5A: Many PMHNPs are employed within psychiatric facilities and may be asked to complete the mental health intake assessment and the admission physical, as well as prescribe and monitor all medications during the inpatient stay. What are the scope of practice implications for PMHNPs providing both physical and mental healthcare, including prescribing considerations?
Standard 5B: As a practicing PMHNP, how will you respond to clients who request medications or treatments based on information they researched on the internet?
Standard 5D: New medications are frequently developed and released. What strategies will you use to remain current in your knowledge of new psychopharmacologic options for your clients? What resources exist to help you?
Provide an example of how you would apply each of the selected standards in your future practice.
Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectations.
Cite a scholarly source in the initial post.
Cite a scholarly source in one faculty response post.
Cite a scholarly source in one peer post.
Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.
Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources per week. Cite all references and provide references for all citations.
Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue:?Engage peers and faculty by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.
Peer Response: Respond to at least one peer on a topic other than the initially assigned topic.
Faculty Response: Respond to at least one faculty post.
Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.
Professionalism in Communication:?Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.?
Reference Citation:?Use current APA format to format citations and references and is free of errors.?
Wednesday Participation Requirement:?Provide?a?substantive?response to the graded?discussion?topic (not?a?response?to a peer or faculty),?by?Wednesday,?11:59 p.m. MT?of?each week.?
Total Participation Requirement:?Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student?peer,?and one to a faculty question)?on two different days during the week.??
**To see view the grading criteria/rubric, please click on the 3 dots in the box at the end of the solid gray bar above the discussion board title and then Show Rubric.
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