homework

Areas for reflection:

• Describe how you achieved each course competency including at least one example of new knowledge gained related to that competency
• Describe how you achieved the transferable skill, Communication, including at least one example of new knowledge gained related to the transferable skill
• Describe how this new knowledge will impact your nursing practice.

Course Competencies

• Describe the foundations of mental health nursing.
• Explain current legal issues and social concerns in mental healthcare.
• Select appropriate nursing interventions for clients with certain cognitive, addictive and psychotic conditions.
• Evaluate nursing care strategies for clients with certain mental health/mood/personality and eating disorders.
• Assemble nursing care interventions for clients with mental health/stress related disorders.
• Identify factors that impact mental health in special populations.

Transferable Skills

Communication: Displaying capability in writing, reading and oral communication; understanding of non-verbal language.

Responses

You are required to give a minimum of two responses and follow the criteria listed below:

• Review how your classmates achieved each course competency and transferable skill.
• Identify new knowledge others gained you had not considered.
• Describe how this new knowledge could impact your nursing practice.