In your prelicensure nursing program, you learned about the importance of developing care plans that included a psychosocial nursing diagnosis. The importance of identifying psychosocial issues in our society and patient populations has not changed.

Week Three

The third week of practicum experience involved an exploration of the development of care plans for patients while considering the psychosocial aspects. It is important to identify psychosocial nursing diagnoses for a complete patient diagnosis and a potential effective care plan.

Therefore, a deeper dive into the topic of interest was accomplished to explore the psychosocial aspects of the topic. Various aspects were explored, including answering fundamental questions such as whether an underserved population will be affected and how psychosocial issues affect the topic of interest. It is important to note that various scholarly activities were accomplished during this week, including

• Peer discussions and peer replies.
• Continued study of various sources to explore psychosocial issues related to the topic of urinary tract infections and antibiotic stewardship.
• A literature search of relevant articles and information.
• A review of clinical guidelines and protocols on UTI and antibiotic stewardship used in the practicum settings.
• A reflection was also formulated concerning what was covered and achieved in the week.

A total of two objectives were to be achieved in week three. The first objective was to evaluate biophysical, psychological, organizational, informatic, ethical, and legal knowledge of nursing science as a foundation for expert clinical nursing practice in a specific nursing clinical specialization.

The other objective was to demonstrate accountability in specialty practice according to accepted standards of care and safety. This week was majorly concerned with the psychosocial aspects of the chosen topic. Psychosocial aspects of the topic offered a chance to explore the interplay between the social and biological aspects of the area of interest.

Therefore, this goal was achieved by exploring how social and psychological factors influence urinary tract infections, the use of antibiotics for the treatment of infections, and how such factors impact compliance with antibiotic stewardship practices (Segala et al.,2020).

As part of this week’s experience, a careful study led to a revelation of how various factors impact UTIs, including cultural and gender impacts, stigma and social perception, communication, and education, as well as patient perspectives. The psychosocial aspects or issues related to antibiotic stewardship explored include the decisions made by the providers, fear of complications and patient expectations, health literacy, and communications between healthcare professionals and patients (Nasr et al.,2019).

These factors or issues were found through a comprehensive study of various materials such as books, articles, and peer-reviewed journal articles. The second objective was also achieved by exploring the acceptable standards of practice and safety regarding the prevention of urinary tract infections and antibiotic stewardship. This was accomplished by checking the local and national UTI benchmarks and the recommended practices or strategies used in the prevention and control of UTI, as well as what is required to comply with the antibiotic stewardship standards and requirements.

This week’s practicum experience also advanced various aspects related to the South University pillar of nursing which include professionalism, critical thinking, holism, communication, and caring. The aspect of holism formed part of week three’s experience. For instance, the aspect of UTI and antibiotic stewardship was viewed as aspects determined and affected by various factors, psychosocial factors included.

Therefore, solutions or strategies used in solving the identified issues should consider all aspects, such as psychosocial factors or aspects, to enhance the effectiveness of such solutions or strategies. Critical thinking was also applied in various stages during this week, especially in the discussion of the psychosocial issues connected to UTIs, such as cultural and gender impacts, stigma and social perception, communication, and education, as well as patient perspectives.