Practical Approaches to the Interview Process

Transform Your Skills as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner!

Welcome to a pivotal opportunity in your professional development as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)! This engaging module is designed to equip you with essential interviewing techniques that not only enhance your clinical competence but also foster meaningful connections with your patients.  The role of the psychiatric nurse practitioner (PMHNP) will be reviewed along with common settings where the PMHNP will practice.  The interview process will be explored with practical tips on how to elicit information from your patient, different styles of interview questions to elicit information, the value of screening tools in practice, and when to use them.  You will learn the necessary areas that should be included as part of your history and physical (HPI).  Practical tips on writing your HPI to stay organized and make your documentation concise.