The Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Assignment

The Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Assignment

To prepare: 

Review the clinical skills in the PRAC 6635 Clinical Skills List document. It is recommended that you print out this document to serve as a guide throughout your practicum.

Review the “Developing SMART Goals” resource on how to develop goals and objectives that follow the SMART framework.

Download the PRAC 6635 Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form to complete this Assignment.   The Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Assignment

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ASSIGNMENT

Use the PRAC 6635 Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form to complete the following:

Rate yourself according to your confidence level performing the procedures identified on the Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form. 

Based on your ratings, summarize your strengths and opportunities for improvement.  

Based on your self-assessment and theory of nursing practice, develop FOUR to FIVE (4-5) measurable goals and objectives for this practicum experience. Include them on the designated area of the form.   The Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Assignment
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PRAC 6635 Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form

Desired Clinical Skills for Students to Achieve	Confident (Can complete independently)	Mostly confident (Can complete with supervision)	Beginning (Have performed with supervision or need supervision to feel confident)	New (Have never performed or does not apply)
Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation skills in:
Recognizing clinical signs and symptoms of psychiatric illness		X
Differentiating between pathophysiological and psychopathological conditions		X
Performing and interpreting a comprehensive and/or interval history and physical examination (including laboratory and diagnostic studies)			X
Performing and interpreting a mental status examination			X
Performing and interpreting a psychosocial assessment and family psychiatric history			X
Performing and interpreting a functional assessment (activities of daily living, occupational, social, leisure, educational).			X
Diagnostic reasoning skill in:			X
Demonstrate knowledge of psychopathology of mental illnesses through discussion for different age groups and mental illnesses			X
Developing and prioritizing a differential diagnoses list			X
Formulating diagnoses according to DSM 5-TR based on assessment data			X
Differentiating between normal/abnormal age-related physiological and psychological symptoms/changes			X
Psychotherapeutic Treatment Planning:
Provide psychoeducation to individuals and/or any caregivers			X
Promote health and disease prevention techniques		X
Self Assessment skill:
Develop SMART goals for practicum experiences			X
Evaluating outcomes of practicum goals and modify plan as necessary			X
Documenting and reflecting on learning experiences			X
Professional skills:
Maintains professional boundaries and therapeutic relationship with clients and staff		X
Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to improve clinical practice in mental health settings		X
Identifies ethical and legal dilemmas with possible resolutions		X
Demonstrates non-judgmental practice approach and empathy		X
Practices within scope of practice			X
Selecting and implementing appropriate screening instrument(s) and interpreting results:
Demonstrates selecting the correct screening instrument appropriate for the clinical situation			X
Implements the screening instrument efficiently and effectively with the clients			X
Interprets results for screening instruments accurately			X
Identifies the need to refer to another specialty provider when applicable			X
Accurately documents recommendations for psychiatric consultations when applicable			X

 

Summary of strengths:

Based on self-assessment of clinical skills, I have various strengths, which would be utilized in providing high-quality, effective, timely, and safe patient care. The first strength is recognizing psychiatric illness’s clinical signs and symptoms. I can recognize signs and symptoms of various psychiatric illnesses, including anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). According to, clinical manifestations forms the basis of diagnosing mental health illnesses, including mood disorders (Malhi et al., 2018)The Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Assignment . The second strength involves ability to differentiate between psychopathological and pathophysiological conditions. These conditions are differentiated based on clinical manifestations.

 

Opportunities for growth:

There are many opportunities for growth. Some areas require improvement to enhance my ability to provide high-quality patient care. First, I should improve my interpretation of a comprehensive patient’s medical history and physical examination results. Secondly, I should improve my ability to practices within scope of practice. Another area that requires improvement involves Providing psychoeducation to individuals and/or any caregivers.

 

Now, write three to four (3–4) possible goals and objectives for this practicum experience. Ensure that they follow the SMART Strategy, as described in the Learning Resources.

1.       Goal: Enhancing the interpretation of a comprehensive patient’s medical history and physical examination results by 45% by week 3. a.       Objective: To understand signs and symptoms of various psychiatric illnesses. b.      Objective: To conduct necessary physical exam. c.       Objective: Interpret patient’s physical exam results. 2.       Goal: Improving the ability to practices within scope of practice by 75% by week 4. a.       Objective: Review scope of practice for Psych Mental Health Nurse Practitioners. b.       Objective: To understand guidelines for diagnosing and treating common acute psychiatric problems. c.       Objective: To understand psychopharmacologic management for psychiatric illnesses. 3.       Goal: Increasing the provision of psychoeducation to individuals and/or any caregivers to 50% by week 6. a.       Objective: Understanding psychoeducation needs for individual patients by interacting with them during mental health assessment. b.      Objective: Analyzing the most effective techniques for providing psychoeducation, including phone education program or face-to-face interaction. According to Schladitz et al. (2022)The Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Assignment , psychoeducation plays a significant role in treating individuals diagnosed with various mental health disorders. c.       Objective: Assessing patient’s understanding through questions related to discussed mental health illness, its treatment, or symptoms.

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Malhi, G. S., Irwin, L., Hamilton, A., Morris, G., Boyce, P., Mulder, R., & Porter, R. J. (2018). Modelling mood disorders: an ACE solution?Bipolar disorders, 20, 4-16.

Schladitz, K., Weitzel, E. C., Löbner, M., Soltmann, B., Jessen, F., Schmitt, J., … & Gühne, U. (2022). Demands on Health Information and Clinical Practice Guidelines for Patients from the Perspective of Adults with Mental Illness and Family Members: A Qualitative Study with In-Depth Interviews. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(21), 14262 The Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Assignment