Demonstrate your ability to describe an overview and foundation of psychiatric/mental health nursing care and to articulate your assessment using language of the discipline of psychiatric mental health practitioners.

448X –Learning Path Assessment #11Assessment 1: MentalHealth Foundations -Short Answer PaperRelated Competency Set: NURS 448X Mental Health Nursing Across the Continuum of CareCompetency assessment description:In this assessment, students demonstrate competency with processes associated with mentalhealth assessment including application of a theoretical model, and standards of psychiatric/nursing practice.How to complete this Competency Assessment

A.Familiarize yourself with the general guidelines for written work for this competency assessment found in the Competency Set Syllabus.

B.This assessment comprises 15%of the total grade for this competency set. The scoring rubric for this assessment is at the end of this learning guide. You must complete the Assessment with a grade of C or higher. C.Pre-assessment: Fourpre-assessment questions in learning path are provided to guide your preparation for the assessment.

D.Assessment directions:The purpose of this assessment is to demonstrate your ability to describe an overview and foundation of psychiatric/mental health nursing care and to articulate your assessment using language of the discipline of psychiatric mental health practitioners. Before you begin this assessment, you will need a good understanding of a foundational overview of psychiatric mental health. The readings in the resource section of this learning path are very importantto improve your understanding of mental health concepts. We strongly suggest that you use the textbook and the other resources listed in the learning path to complete this assessment. •For this assessment you will write referenced, scholarly paragraphs (1 -5) on each of the following topics and use these asAPA level one headings to separate your answers.•Please review the readings and rubric carefully. Remember to use the four headingsbelow foryour answers. •Use the headings on page two as centered, bolded level one headings to separate your paper topicsE.You may accessAssessment 1 and the Scoring Rubric from the “Assessment 1” section of this Competency Set. When you complete this assessment, please upload it to the Assessment link in Canvas (under the Assessment #1) . You may accessAssessment 1 and the Scoring Rubric from the “Assessment 1” section of this Competency Set.