Psychiatric Nursing Clinical Practice V: Preceptorship Experience

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will:

1. Apply the Douglas College Department of Psychiatric Nursing Conceptual Framework to psychiatric nursing practice;
2. Demonstrate clinical judgement in the application of knowledge to psychiatric nursing practice;
3. Demonstrate integration of theoretical concepts and psychiatric nursing skills;
4. Apply nursing research to psychiatric nursing practice;
5. Demonstrate the use of resources in the delivery of psychiatric nursing services;
6. Analyze the role of a psychiatric nurse; 
7. Demonstrate use of foundational and advanced therapeutic communications skills; 
8. Demonstrate knowledge and application of clinical practice skills;
9. Develop, implement, and evaluate health promotion; 
10. Self evaluate clinical practice performance;
11. Demonstrate Clinical Practice Competencies with minimal supervision from preceptor. Specific competency areas that will be addressed are:
• Therapeutic Relationships and Therapeutic Use of Self
• Body of Knowledge and Application
• Collaborative Practice
• Advocacy
• Quality Care and Client Safety
• Health Promotion
• Ethical, Professional and Legal Responsibilities;
12. Demonstrate leadership and interprofessional collaboration as it relates to healthcare;
13. Demonstrate culturally safe and anti-racist care as it relates to the diversity of individual lived experiences, and the physicial, mental/emotional, spiritual, and cultural client needs;
14. Synthesize and apply prior learning, and learning from concurrent semester courses, in psychiatric nursing practice.