Maryville University PMHNP Journal Reflection

Description

The purpose of this reflective journal is self-reflection regarding the role in the process of self-reflection as a PMHNP provider. Through reflective practice, the student will evaluate their own emotional health and recognize one’s own feelings as well as one’s ability to monitor and manage those feelings. The point of the exercise is to learn yourself, your triggers, the types of cases you end up getting overly involved with, and those you’d rather refer to someone else. The idea is to be able to personally reflect on your behaviors/thoughts/decisions and how those impact you in the role of PMHNP.

 

1) The principles of nursing such as Autonomy, Beneficence, Fidelity, Informed consent, Integrity, Justice, Nonmaleficence, Paternalism, Veracity, as well as Privacy, and Confidentiality describe what constitutes safe and effective nursing care, and cover the aspects of behavior, attitude, and approach that underpin good care.

• Discuss a patient interaction in which the principles of beneficence or non-maleficence were applied.

• What did you learn from this and how important are these principles in providing nursing care?

 

2) The pressure of mental health stigma can come from family, friends, coworkers, and society on a broader level. It can prevent people living with mental illness from getting help, fitting into society, and living happy and comfortable lives.

 

Reflect on your role as a PMHNP student and how you can help reduce or eradicate stigma within/at your clinical place, work, or home.

3) Cultural competence in nursing can be observed through multiple examples. Discuss your experience as follows, if any:

 

Respecting patients’ cultural and religious beliefs that conflict with treatment plans.

From where does this originate?

Discuss one of the nursing theorists behind this.

4) The principles of nursing such as Autonomy, Beneficence, Fidelity, Informed consent, Integrity, Justice, Nonmaleficence, Paternalism, Veracity, as well as Privacy, and Confidentiality describe what constitutes safe and effective nursing care, and cover the aspects of behavior, attitude, and approach that underpin good care.

 

Discuss a patient interaction in which the principle of Privacy and confidentiality was breached, and why?

What did you learn from this and how important is this principle in providing nursing care?