Purpose The purpose of the graded reflection is to provide the student an opport

Purpose
The purpose of the graded reflection is to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on learning in the course related to course outcomes, program outcomes, and competencies. Reflective inquiry allows for expansion in self-awareness, identification of knowledge gaps, and assessment of learning goals.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 1: Apply advanced practice nursing knowledge to collecting health history information and examination findings for psychiatric mental health patients across the lifespan. (POs 1, 2)
CO 2: Adapt health history and mental status examination to the developmental, gender-related, age-specific, and special population needs of the individual patient. (POs 1, 2)
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 5 Guiding Questions
This week you learned about the mental status exam.
Which element of the mental status exam do you think you will find most challenging?
Were any of the descriiptive terms new to you?
Have you observed any of the less common speech terms in your role as a nurse such as staccato or pressured speech?
Include the following sections:
Reflection:
Write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on your learning for the week. Address the guiding question or relate the reflection to what you found most significant for the week.