PLEASE FOLLOW INSTRUCTION BELOW, ZERO PLAGIARISM, FIVE REFERENCE NOT MORE THAN FIVE YEARS Before embarking on any professional or academic activity, it is important to understand the background, knowledge, and experience you bring to it. You might ask yourself, “What do I already know? What do I need to know? And what do I want to know?” This critical self-reflection is especially important for developing clinical skills such as those for advanced practice nursing. The PMHNP Clinical Skills List and PMHNP Clinical Skills Self-Assessment Form provided in the Learning Resources can be used to celebrate your progress throughout your practicum and identify skills gaps. The skills list covers all necessary skills you should demonstrate during your practicum experiences. For this Assignment (just as you did in PRAC 6645), you assess where you are now in your clinical skill development and make plans for this practicum. Specifically, you will identify strengths and opportunities for improvement regarding the required practicum skills. In this practicum experience, when developing your goals and objectives, be sure to keep assessment and diagnostic reasoning in mind. As you complete your self-assessment this week, you may wish to look back over your self-assessments from prior practicums to reflect on your growth.

Self-reflection is an important aspect of professional and academic development, and especially critical for developing clinical skills in advanced practice nursing. By critically reflecting on one’s background, knowledge, and experience, a nurse can identify gaps in their skills and develop a plan for improvement.

The PMHNP Clinical Skills List and Self-Assessment Form provided in the Learning Resources can be used as a guide to evaluate one’s clinical skills and identify areas for improvement. The skills listed cover all the necessary competencies that an advanced practice nurse should demonstrate during their practicum experiences.

In order to assess where one is in their clinical skill development, it may be useful to reflect on past self-assessments from prior practicums. This can help to identify patterns of growth and areas for improvement over time. When developing goals and objectives for the current practicum, it is important to keep assessment and diagnostic reasoning in mind, and to prioritize the acquisition of new skills that can help to fill any identified gaps.

In conclusion, self-reflection is crucial for the development of clinical skills in advanced practice nursing. By using tools like the PMHNP Clinical Skills List and Self-Assessment Form, a nurse can identify their strengths and areas for improvement, and develop a plan for continued professional growth.

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