Step 1: For this assignment, PMHNP students will create a PowerPoint presentation using a patient they have seen in the clinic during psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner student rotations.  

Step 2: Each student will create a focused SOAP note PowerPoint presentation. SOAP is an acronym that stands for Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan. The comprehensive psychiatric SOAP note is to be written using the attached template below. 

S = 

Subjective data: Patient’s Chief Complaint (CC); History of the Present Illness (HPI)/ Demographics; History of the Present Illness (HPI) that includes the presenting problem and the 8 dimensions of the problem (OLDCARTS or PQRST); Review of Systems (ROS) 

• O = 

Objective data: Medications; Allergies; Past medical history; Family psychiatric history; Past surgical history; Psychiatric history, Social history; Labs and screening tools; Vital signs; Physical exam, (Focused), and Mental Status Exam 

A = 

Assessment: Primary Diagnosis and two differential diagnoses including ICD-10 and DSM5 codes 

P = 

Plan: Pharmacologic and Non-pharmacologic treatment plan; diagnostic testing/screening tools, patient/family teaching, referral, and follow up 

Other:?Incorporate current clinical guidelines NIH Clinical Guidelines  (Links to an external site.)or APA Clinical Guidelines (Links to an external site.), research articles, and the role of the PMHNP in your presentation.  

Reminder: It is important that you complete this assessment using your critical thinking skills.  You are expected to synthesis your clinical assessment, formulate a psychiatric diagnosis, and develop a treatment plan independently.   It is not acceptable to document “my preceptor made this diagnosis.”  An example of the appropriate descriptors of the clinical evaluation is listed below.  It is not acceptable to document “within normal limits.”   

Graduate Mental Status Exam Guide.docx 

Submission Instructions: 

The presentation is original work and logically organized,?formatted, and cited in the current APA style, including citation of references.  

The presentation should consist of 10-15 slides and less than 7 minutes in length (excluding the introduction and reference page).?  

Incorporate a minimum of four current (published within the last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work. Journal articles and books should be referenced according to APA style, 7th Edition (the library has a copy of the APA Manual).