Assignment Week 11: Journal Entry

Student clinical experience enhances the student classroom experience which includes psychiatric concepts and theories. The clinical experience plays an important role in preparing the PMHNP student for the real-world experience (Demir & Ercan, 2018). The combination of classroom experience and clinical experience will aid the PMHNP students to be competent in providing mental health services to patients in the real world after graduation (Demir & Ercan, 2018). This journal entry will discuss the PMHNP clinical experience by reflecting on the student’s clinical goals, growth and development, and strengths and opportunities for improvement.

During my clinical experience, I was able to successfully meet my first

two goals which include “able to assess, diagnose, and suggest treatment

plans for at least six patients appropriately with minimal corrections

from my preceptor by the 10^th week of clinical, and able to complete an

initial psychiatric evaluation with minimal corrections from my preceptor

by the end of the first month of clinical with minimal assistance from

my preceptor”. I was able to assess, diagnose, and suggest an appropriate

treatment plan for at least six patients even before the 10^th week of

clinical. I was also able to develop an initial psychiatric evaluation with a

minimal correction from my instructor by the end of the first month of

clinical. However, I did not completely meet my third goal which is “able

to differentiate between pathophysiological and psychopathological

conditions across the lifespan by the end of the 10^th week of

clinical……….. Continue