P1 and P2

· Ask a probing question, substantiated with additional background information, evidence or research.

· Share an insight from having read your colleagues’ postings, synthesizing the information to provide new perspectives.

· Offer and support an alternative perspective using readings from the classroom or from your own research in the Walden Library.

· Validate an idea with your own experience and additional research.

· Make a suggestion based on additional evidence drawn from readings or after synthesizing multiple postings.

· Expand on your colleagues’ postings by providing additional insights or contrasting perspectives based on readings and evidence.

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Holly Orme 

Three aspects of Walden University’s Objectives/Outcomes that particularly resonated with me were; information literacy, positive effect on social change, and having a positive impact on change not only in the profession of nursing, but also in society at large.  All three of the School of Nursing Objectives are covered on a broader scope by the Walden Mission and Vision statements.  These statements focus on enhancing the provision of care with expert nursing knowledge and subsequently transforming society as a whole to meet the needs of the human population.

As an advanced practitioners in psychiatry, by using knowledge, experience, and expertise to advocate and improve healthcare for the mentally ill we can contribute by first helping to reduce stigma.  My long term goal is to have a meaningful effect on social change in the way mental illness is perceived, diagnosed and treated.  By applying the practice of information literacy we can decrease the stigma attached to mental illness.  Early diagnosis and treatment are essential in limiting the number of acute psychiatric events.  In order to impart a positive impact on the mentally ill population we must identify better resources to provide treatment both in the acute setting and in the community.  Follow-up is another significant area for change in the current delivery of psychiatric care.  

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) is usually thought of in the institutional (acute care) arena, but as practitioners we have to opportunity to apply this concept with each of our patients by constantly challenging ourselves to consider new and more dynamic approaches in the delivery of each patient’s care at every available opportunity.

Expert/quality patient care, especially in the mentally ill provides endless opportunities to have a positive impact on the individual, community, national, and global level.  Homelessness, crime, violence, and recidivism are just a few of the problems that have the potential to be affected in a positive way. Greater awareness and education are the keys to positive change.