COURSE

NR548 – Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

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 3 Guiding Questions

This week you learned about the goals of psychiatric interviewing. You will meet many clients who may look, think, or behave very differently than you. Everyone has biases; people are sometimes unaware of some innate or learned biases.

What action steps can you take to identify any biases you currently hold?

What action steps can you take to prevent any bias from impacting your goal of establishing a therapeutic relationship with your clients?