Clinical Skills Self-Assessment
Before embarking on any professional or academic activity, it is important to understand the background, knowledge, and experience you bring to it. You might ask yourself, “What do I already know? What do I need to know? And what do I want to know?” This critical self-reflection is especially important for developing clinical skills such as those for advanced practice nursing.
The PMHNP Clinical Skills List and PMHNP Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form provided in the Learning Resources can be used to celebrate your progress throughout your practicum and identify skills gaps. The skills list covers all necessary skills you should demonstrate during your practicum experiences.
For this Assignment (just as you did in PRAC 6645), you assess where you are now in your clinical skill development and make plans for this practicum. Specifically, you will identify strengths and opportunities for improvement regarding the required practicum skills. In this practicum experience, when developing your goals and objectives, be sure to keep assessment and diagnostic reasoning in mind. As you complete your self-assessment this week, you may wish to look back over your self-assessments from prior practicums to reflect on your growth.
To Prepare
• Review the clinical skills in the PMHNP 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.
• Review the resources on nursing competencies and nursing theory, and consider how these inform your practice.
• Download the PMHNP Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form to complete this Assignment.
The Assignment
Use the PMHNP Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form to complete the following:
• Rate yourself according to your confidence level performing the skills identified in 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 three to four (3–4) measurable goals and objectives for this practicum experience. Include them on the designated area of the form.
Please only answer the highlighted part on the Clinical Skill Assessment form.
REQUIRED READING
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. (2018). CPT code training module. Download CPT code training module.https://www.aacap.org/App_Themes/AACAP/docs/clinical_practice_center/business_of_practice/cpt/2018_CPT_module_revised_March_2018.pdf
• American Association of Nurse Practitioners. (2019). Discussion paper: Standards of practice for nurse practitioners. Download Discussion paper: Standards of practice for nurse practitioners.https://storage.aanp.org/www/documents/advocacy/position-papers/StandardsOfPractice.pdf
• American Psychiatric Association. (n.d.). CPT coding and reimbursementLinks to an external site.. https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/practice-management/coding-and-reimbursement
• American Psychiatric Nurses Association. (2013). Population-focused nurse practitioner competencies.Links to an external site. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/competencies/compilationpopfocuscomps2013.pdf
Note: Review the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Competencies.
• International Council of Nurses. (2020). Guidelines on advanced practice nursing 2020. Download Guidelines on advanced practice nursing 2020.https://www.icn.ch/system/files/documents/2020-04/ICN_APN%20Report_EN_WEB.pdf
• MeditrekLinks to an external site.
https://edu.meditrek.com/Default.html
Note: Use this link to log into Meditrek to report your clinical hours and patient encounters.
• The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner FacultiesLinks to an external site.
https://www.nonpf.org/
• The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. (2017). Nurse practitioner core competencies content.Download Nurse practitioner core competencies content.
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nonpf.org/resource/resmgr/competencies/20170516_NPCoreCompsContentF.pdf
• Walden University Academic Skills Center. (2017). Developing SMART goals.Download Developing SMART goals.
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/ld.php?content_id=51901492
• Walden University Field Experience. (2020a). Field experience: College of Nursing.Links to an external site.
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/fieldexperience/son/home
• Walden University Field Experience. (2020b). MSN nurse practitioner practicum manual.Links to an external site.
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/fieldexperience/son/formsanddocuments
• Walden University Field Experience. (2020c). Walden University School of Nursing: Practicum orientation and resource guide for students: MSN—nurse practitioner.Links to an external site.
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/StudentPracticum/NP_StudentOrientation
• Document: Practicum Site Information Form Download Practicum Site Information Form(Word document)
• Document: PMHNP Clinical Skills List Download PMHNP Clinical Skills List(PDF)
• Document: PMHNP Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form Download PMHNP Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form(Word document)