Reflection on Motivations for Persuing a PMHNP Career
This discussion assignment invites you to reflect on your motivations for pursuing a career as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) and to consider how nursing theory has guided your previous experiences as a nurse and prepared you for this advanced role.
You will share your personal journey, explore the factors driving your decision, and discuss the skills and knowledge you bring from your nursing career that will contribute to your success as a PMHNP
Additionally, you will select a key figure ( ANN BURGESS) who has significantly contributed to the advancement of the PMHNP role and analyze their impact on the profession, exploring how their contributions and nursing theory have shaped current practices. This reflection will provide an opportunity to connect personal and professional growth with the evolution of the PMHNP role.
Directions
In your initial posting of a minimum of 400 words, address the following:
- Personal Journey. Reflect on your motivations for pursuing a career as a PMHNP. What factors drove your decision? How have your previous experiences as a nurse prepared you for this advanced role?
- Skills and Knowledge. Discuss the skills and knowledge you bring from your nursing career that will contribute to your success as a PMHNP.
- Key Figure. Select a key figure who has significantly contributed to the advancement of the PMHNP role. Analyze their impact on the profession and explore how their contributions and nursing theory have shaped current practices.
- Use at least two sources cited in APA Style to support your work.