ANCC PMHNP CHAPTER 2 PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRA TITIONER ROLE, SCOPE OF PRACTICE, AND REGULATORY PROCESS

1. All nurse practitioners upon graduation are expected to meet: NURSE PRACTITIONER ADVANCED PRACTICE CORE CONTENT a set of core competencies Specialty competencies, such as the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Competencies, are then built upon these core competencies (NONPF, 2013). 2. Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies are based on "THE Q SLIPP": *Technology and Information Literacy *Health Delivery System *Ethics *Quality * Scientific Foundations *Leadership *Practice Inquiry *Independent Practice *Policy 3. What are the 3) MHNP Leadership Competencies: Leadership Competencies 1) Participates in and evaluate community/population-focused programs that: promote mental health prevent or reduce risk of mental health problems 2) Advocates for complex client and family medicolegal rights and issues 3) Collaborates with colleagues about advocacy, policy to reduce health disparities and improve outcomes for populations 4. Quality Competencies: Quality Competencies Evaluates the appropriate uses of seclusion and restraints in the care process 5. Policy Competencies: Policy Competencies Employs opportunities to influence health policy to reduce the impact of stigma on services for prevention and treatment of mental health problems and psychiatric disorders 6. Independent Practice Competencies: Independent Practice Competencies Develops age-appropriate treatment plans Includes differential diagnosis Assesses impact of acute and chronic medical problems on psychiatric treatment Conducts individual and group psychotherapy Applies supportive psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, and other evi- dence-based psychotherapies to brief and long-term practice Applies recovery-oriented principles Demonstrates best practices of family care approaches Plans car