Reflections on LearningChamberlain UniversityNR 546 Advanced Pharmacology: Psychopharmacology for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse

Reflection on Learning

Program Outcome 1:

Although the past eight weeks has been hectic as far as putting drug class medication tables

together, becoming familiar with different mental illnesses and their symptoms and studying for

quizzes and exams, I believe I have gained knowledge and insight on the approach and care for

the mentally ill. Understanding medication drug class, their target symptoms, pharmacokinetics,

and pharmacodynamics will help me to prescribe more confidently and safely. Understanding

from this course that individuals may respond differently to medications and treatments is

another aspect of individualized or patient centered care that I plan to incorporate into practice as

a mental health provider. Finally, understanding the patient, which includes their lifestyle,

physical and emotional needs outside of their diagnosis and symptoms will help me to formulate

a more holistic approach to their care and treatment plan to include non-medication therapy and

activities.

AACN Essentials Domain1 (1.2h)

Weekly discussions on different case studies have allowed me to critically analyze and research

each scenario and or disease process then formulate and apply the best intervention for that case.

Through peer discussions I sometimes realize my intervention was not the safest, most

therapeutic, or ethical choice and was allowed the opportunity to reevaluate and make changes to

my interventions without penalization. As a future PMHNP I will continue to employ ethical

decision making in my practice to assess, intervene, evaluate those in my care