COURSE

NR548 – Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

General Instructions

1. 1. Download the Psychiatric Interview Links to an external site.
   2. Watch the Psychiatric Interview RecordingLinks to an external site.and complete the required psychiatric interview documentation. Client age and allergies have been completed.

Include the following elements:

1. History of present illness (HPI)
   1. Include the chief complaint in quotation marks
   2. List only HPI data
   3. Use appropriate terminology
   4. Provide support from an appropriate scholarly source or textbook to support content and terminology
   5. Provide information that is understandable, well-organized, and easy to follow
2. Medications

• 1. Provide all current medication information
  2. Include all criteria from the medication table
  3. Use appropriate medical terminology
  4. Provide information that is understandable, well-organized, and easy to follow
• Past psychiatric history
• 1. Include entire past psychiatric history
  2. Address all criteria listed on the template
  3. Use appropriate terminology
  4. Provide support from an appropriate scholarly source or textbook to support content and terminology
  5. Provide information that is understandable, well-organized, and easy to follow

1. Medical history
2. Include all relevant medical information
3. Address all criteria listed on the template
4. Use appropriate terminology
5. Provide support from an appropriate scholarly source or textbook to support content and terminology
6. Provide information that is understandable, well-organized, and easy to follow
7. Family History
8. Include all pertinent family history
9. Address all criteria listed on the template
10. Use appropriate terminology
11. Provide support from an appropriate scholarly source or textbook to support content and terminology
12. Provide information that is understandable, well-organized, and easy to follow
13. Social History
14. Include all relevant information from the social history
15. Address all criteria listed on the template
16. Use appropriate terminology
17. Provide support from an appropriate scholarly source or textbook to support content and terminology
18. Provide information that is understandable, well-organized, and easy to follow

• Review of systems (ROS)

1. Address all ROS criteria listed on the template
2. Use appropriate terminology
3. Provide support from an appropriate scholarly source or textbook to support content and terminology
4. Provide information that is understandable, well-organized, and easy to follow

• Mental status examination (MSE)

1. Include each element of the MSE
2. Address all criteria listed on the template
3. Use appropriate terminology
4. Provide support from an appropriate scholarly source or textbook to support content and terminology
5. Provide information that is understandable, well-organized, and easy to follow
6. List items not addressed during the interview and discuss whether listed items were appropriately omitted or should be included. Cite a reference to support the listed items.