Clinical Skills Self-Assessment
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.
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 three to four (3–4) measurable goals and objectives for this practicum experience. Include them on the designated area of the form.
Required Reading:
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American Association of Nurse Practitioners. (2019). Discussion paper: Standards of practice for nurse practitioners. https://storage(dot)aanp(dot)org/www/documents/advocacy/position-papers/StandardsOfPractice.pdf
American Psychiatric Association. (2020). Coding and reimbursement. https://www(dot)psychiatry(dot)org/psychiatrists/practice/practice-management/coding-reimbursement-medicare-and-medicaid/coding-and-reimbursement
American Psychiatric Nurses Association. (2013). Population-focused nurse practitioner competencies. https://www(dot)apna(dot)org/files/Councils/Population-Focused-NP-Competencies-2013.pdf
Note: Review the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Competencies.
HSoft Corporation. (2020). Meditrek: Home. https://edu(dot)meditrek(dot)com/Default.html
Note: Use this website to log into Meditrek to report your clinical hours and patient encounters.
International Council of Nurses. (2020). Guidelines on advanced practice nursing 2020. Author. https://www(dot)icn(dot)ch/system/files/documents/2020-04/ICN_APN%20Report_EN_WEB.pdf
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Walden University Academic Skills Center. (2017). Developing SMART goals. https://academicguides(dot)waldenu(dot)edu/ld.php?content_id=51901492
Walden University. (2020). College of Nursing practicum manual: Master of science in nursing (MSN) and post-master’s certificate programs. https://academicguides(dot)waldenu(dot)edu/fieldexperience/son/formsanddocuments
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Clinical Skills Self-Assessment
Student’s Name
Affiliated Institution
Course
Instructor’s Name
Due Date
Introduction
Clinical skills are discrete and visible acts in the overall process of patient care. These are skills necessary during patient-care provider interactions. They are aligned with the communication skills needed during interactions with other health professionals in the process of patient care. In this assignment, I want to review the clinical skills in the PRAC 66635 Clinical Skills List document. I will then use PRAC 6635 Clinical Skills Self-Assessment form to rate myself according to my confidence level of performing procedures indicated in the form.
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
confident
Differentiating between pathophysiological and psychopathological conditions
Mostly Confident
Performing and interpreting a comprehensive and/or interval history and physical examination (including laboratory and diagnostic studies)
Mostly Confident
Performing and interpreting a mental status examination
Beginning
Performing and interpreting a psychosocial assessment and family psychiatric history
Beginning
Performing and interpreting a functional assessment (activities of daily living, occupational, social, leisure, educational).
Beginning
Diagnostic reasoning skill in:
Demonstrate knowledge of psychopathology of mental illnesses through discussion for different age groups and mental illnesses
Beginning
Developing and prioritizing a differential diagnoses list
Beginning
Formulating diagnoses according to DSM 5 based on assessment data
Beginning
Differentiating between normal/abnormal age-related physiological and psychological symptoms/changes
Beginning
Psychotherapeutic Treatment Planning:
Provide psychoeducation to individuals and/or any caregivers
Beginning
Promote health and disease prevention techniques
Mostly Confident
Self-Assessment skill:
Develop SMART goals for practicum experiences
Mostly Confident
Evaluating outcomes of practicum goals and modify plan as necessary
Mostly Confident
Documenting and reflecting on learning experiences
Mostly Confident
Professional skills:
Maintains professional boundaries and therapeutic relationship with clients and staff
Confident
Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to improve clinical practice in mental health settings
Confident
Identifies ethical and legal dilemmas with possible resolutions
Confident
Demonstrates non-judgmental practice approach and empathy
Confident
Practices within scope of practice
Confident
Selecting and implementing appropriate screening instrument(s) and interpreting results:
Demonstrates selecting the correct screening instrument appropriate for the clinical situation
Beginning
Implements the screening instrument efficiently and effectively with the clients
Beginning
Interprets results for screening instruments accurately
Beginning
Identifies the need to refer to another specialty provider when applicable
Beginning
Accurately documents recommendations for psychiatric consultations when applicable
Mostly Confident
Summary of strengths
Based on the clinical skills self–assessment form, I have identified my strengths. They are categorized in various sections.
The first section is comprehensive psychiatric evaluation skills: I am confident in recognizing clinical signs and symptoms of psychiatric illness. Being confident in this area implies that I don’t need to rely on anyone to execute the process. The ability to recognize clinical signs and symptoms of psychiatric illness allows me to diagnose emotional, behavioral, and other developmental problems in the patient CITATION Ame19 \l 1033 (American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 2019). I can do a psychiatric evaluation according to the child’s behaviors. I can easily assess behaviors to know how they are affecting the child. In another case, I’m mostly confident in differentiating between pathophysiological and psychopathological conditions. I can complete it well but with some little supervision. This is a strength because I know how the process is done. Another strength in comprehensive evaluation skills is in the ability to perform and interpret a comprehensive and/or interval history and physical examination (including laboratory and diagnostic studies). Being able to complete this process with some supervision still gives me an opportunity...