University Psychiatric Nursing Practice Self Evaluation Report

This report presents a comprehensive self-evaluation of a psychiatric nursing student's practice, detailing strengths, weaknesses, and learning goals across four key areas: mental status examination (MSE) skills, knowledge of eating disorders, leadership management, and research skills. The student, currently working in various psychiatric settings, identifies a need for improvement in conducting detailed MSEs, understanding eating disorders, transitioning into a management role, and acquiring research skills. The report outlines specific learning plans, including utilizing MSE tools, seeking education on eating disorders, enrolling in leadership programs, and participating in research projects. The student evaluates the outcomes of these learning plans, highlighting progress made through practical application, mentorship, and group study. The report includes a bibliography of relevant sources used to support the student's learning and development in psychiatric nursing practice.

Running head: SELF EVALUATION OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING PRACTICE
SELF EVALUATION OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING PRACTICE
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Strengths
As mentioned in learning plan 1, I have graduated from my nursing degree course and currently
working in acute care ward of a hospital, in a shelter and in a home group as well. Thus I have a bit of
experience in psychiatric nursing practice and pretty much confident about my MSE skills as well. I
would love to gather more knowledge and experience from my work and challenge myself for greater
opportunities.
The learning plan 2 highlighted my strength in the field of engaging with the patients with the
terms of the therapeutic relationship establishment. As a nurse in the acute psychiatric ward I observed
many eating disorders in a number of patients and I enjoy giving diagnostic presentations along with
nursing care to these patients.
The learning plan 3 includes my experience as a clinical psychiatric nurse and this experience
helped me to move into the management group. As an excellent nurse I was able to plan and implement
care for the patients and now I enjoy mentoring the junior nurses and managing the group of nurses as a
result of the long experience I had.
In learning plan 4 it is clearly visible that as a nurse I am very keen about my own learning and as
of my knowledge it can be helpful in my Continuing Competency Practice build up. In order to gain more
knowledge and acquire competency as a psychiatric nurse I had attended many NNPBC education system
and involved in the BCCNP professional practice and Standard committee as well.
Learning Needs
According to the learning plan 1 my primary disability is to conduct the mental status
examination (MSE) in a detailed manner with different patients. Whereas, my fellow nurses can gather
more information from their patients and I do not have that ability; however, I think more experience in
the process would help me in betterment of my skill and also following other experience nurses would
also be helpful.
As mentioned in the learning plan 2 I feel like I need more experience and understanding about

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the disorders of the patients such as the eating disorder. As a residence of out skirts of urban area I need
to learn in an online system which also can be identified as a challenge for me.
In learning plan 3 my findings about my lack in professionalism are about my lesser experience
in the management field. As an excellent clinical nurse I find myself involved in clinical processes than
the management of the patients and the staffs. Thus the nurses are dependent on my clinical decision
makings more and I find my inability in the leadership processes. On this context I have to gain
experience and also need to study some leadership managements to manage my staffs accordingly.
Learning plan 4 depicts the incompetence I have in the context of RPN entry level competencies.
I am interested in research processes of psychiatric nursing and found that I have lot to discover about the
clinical processes which could possibly be done through the knowledge gathering from the research
works. However, I have a little knowledge and understanding about the clinical research work.
Learning Goals and Objectives
Learning Plan 1:
 I need to develop in depth skill in MSE
 I need to gather information in organized manner and develop interviewing skills.
Learning Plan 2:
 I would like to develop knowledge and skills in treating patients with eating
disorders.
Learning Plan 3:
 I need to develop theoretical and practical skills in the field of leadership
management to deal with my new job profile.
Learning Plan 4:
 I would like to participate in a research work to gather experience and knowledge

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about the process.
 I need to acquire skills about the research works that would be helpful in my
professional nursing works of clinical psychiatry.
Learning Plan
Learning Plan 1:
 I would like to refer to a MSE tool to gather knowledge about the information
gathering. The tool would work as a memo for my work.
 I would like to use this tool as a reference in my workplace.
 I need to follow the ways of work of the experienced nurses in the work place to
understand the process more and gather experience as well.
 For in depth assessment of MSE I need to read about the process as well.
Learning Plan 2:
 I need to learn from the unit head about the eating disorder patient handling.
 I need to find out any universities would help me in knowledge gathering about
the eating disorder patient handling by means of the distance education.
 I need to find other group of students who would share same kind of concern
about the eating disorder patient handling.
Learning Plan 3:
 I would like to enroll in a theoretical course of leadership management program.
 I need to research in the online review literatures about the theoretical aspects of
the leadership management.
 I would also discuss about my queries with other mangers of my organization to

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learn about leadership management in more effective way.
Learning Plan 4:
 I would like to study in a group where I can critically learn about the factors of
the research works.
 I can develop knowledge about the critique research articles in the context of my
interest.
 The group study would help me in a manner of discussion about the articles and
the research topics.
Outcome Evaluation
According to the learning plan 1 I followed the nurses and reviewed their works and used some
tools of MSE as well. I read a book recommended by other nurses about the psychiatric nursing. Learning
plan 2 described about my interaction with the Unit head and the advice from that person helped me a lot
and brought the knowledge in my ward and spread it among the patients and other staffs as well and I also
enrolled myself for the learning process about the eating disorders. In learning plan 3 I have enrolled in a
management learning program and I am using my case to develop knowledge about the leadership
management. I also read about the management strategies and left some of my clinical practices and
developed communication skills for better management. According to learning plan 4 I found a group of
people to study along and we meet 3 times to discuss the articles also I applied for a post of research
assistant to develop more knowledge. I found this group interaction help me about more effectively in
learning.

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