How have your life and professional experiences prepared you for the WGU PMHNP program? How can the WGU PMHNP program prepare you to deliver mental health care to the community in which you live?

DISCUSSION ESSAY

Select at least two (2) academic resources (articles/online literature) that describe the health, social, and economic benefits related to psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner practice in the United States.

Note: All sources are critically reviewed, documented, and formatted following standard practices of the field (APA 7th Edition) and are within a 5-year time frame of the application date.

Use the information from your sources and your own personal and professional preparation to answer the following questions in your application essay for the WGU PMHNP program:

• How have your life and professional experiences prepared you for the WGU PMHNP program?
• How can the WGU PMHNP program prepare you to deliver mental health care to the community in which you live?
• Describe the type of clinical practice you will pursue upon graduation from the WGU PMHNP program (e.g. outpatient psychiatric practice, inpatient psychiatric practice, substance abuse treatment, etc).
• How can your future clinical practice as a PMHNP affect the quality and cost of care for patients and their families?

Title Page, Abstract, Main Body, and References Include header/page numbers 3-4 pages (main body), double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font APA 7TH Edition