Evaluating Use of Practice Interview Simulations in an Online Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nursing Course

Diagnostic interviewing is the cornerstone of practice for psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. This set of skills has nuanced complexity unique to the field in that it is highly dependent upon oral communication, establishing trust and rapport, and is less reliant upon physical examinations, diagnostic or lab testing (Sunnqvist, Karlsson, Lindell,& Fors, 2016). Teaching therapeutic interaction in an online psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner program presents unique challenges.
Source: Clinical Simulation in Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research