MODULE 6 QUICK WRITE TEMPLATE

HEALTH PROMOTION ROLE OF THE PMHNP

After completing this week's required readings and reviewing the applicable websites please answer the questions below:

1.  What are the key components to promoting good mental health in individuals, families, and communities?  As you think about these key components, address the issue from one of the three viewpoints below.  Include evidence-based support and guidance in your response.

N.B (I CHOSE THE 2ND VIEWPOINT. I AM A MIDWIFE/CNM)

If you are an FNP currently providing full-spectrum primary care across the lifespan how do you feel your practice will change as PMHNP in regards to assuring adequate health promotion, preventive medicine, health protection, anticipatory guidance, counseling, and disease management working with those with mental health issues including those who are severely mentally ill, pregnancy, pediatrics, geriatrics, adults and those with substance abuse issues? What do you envision the barriers to preventive medicine will be and how could you work to enhance primary care/preventive medicine services for your patient population?

If you are a WHNP, CNM, APN, GNP, or PNP who has predominantly practiced within one specialty area how do you envision integrating full-spectrum care to both men and women providing adequate health promotion, preventive medicine, health protection, anticipatory guidance, counseling and disease management working with those with mental health issues including those who are severely mentally ill, pregnancy, pediatrics, geriatrics, adults, and those with substance abuse issues? What do you envision the barriers to preventive medicine will be and how could you work to enhance primary care/preventive medicine services for your patient population?

If you are an RN who is not in an advanced practice role, why do you think it is important for a PMHNP to have an eye on health promotion, preventive medicine, health protection, anticipatory guidance, counseling & disease management of mental health issues as well as physical health needs.   How do you feel you could stay up to date with those areas of primary care when your primary focus is psychiatry? 

2.  Looking back at the work you did for Module 1 regarding the community where you plan to practice (or where you currently practice/live).  Describe the community in terms of:

ethnic identity: 

socioeconomic conditions:

emotional and spiritual needs:

literacy levels:

values and preferences.  

What resources are available to meet those needs?  

What gaps in mental health resources have you identified?

3.  Think about a situation in your practice where you saw a patient who benefitted from or could have benefitted from mental health promotion and support.  Share this example while protecting the confidentiality of the patient's identity.