PRAC 6675 WEEK 2 PMHNP Across Lifespan II
September 2, 2025
NRNP 6675 Week 3 Assignment
September 17, 2025
Clinical Hour and Patient Logs
| What do I have to do? | When do I have to do it? |
|---|---|
| Review your Learning Resources. | Days 1–7 |
| Assignment: Clinical Hour and Patient Logs | Record your clinical hours and patient encounters in Meditrek. |
By now, you have probably realized that clinical interactions are multilayered. Clinical Hour and Patient Logs assist in communication and documentation skills you display as you question, assess, listen, encourage, summarize, observe, and reflect. You apply one or more nursing theories and psychotherapy theories to guide the specific techniques and skills you utilize. Pharmacological treatments must be considered. The age and developmental level of the patient, among many other factors, also impacts the approaches used as well as the legal and ethical issues present. As you engage with patients at your practicum site, recording Clinical Hour and Patient Logs help you become skilled at diagnosis and treatment planning takes a lot of time and practice. Work hard, ask for feedback frequently, and know that you will gain fluency with these skills and techniques.
This week, you continue to record your clinical hours and patient encounters in Meditrek.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
- Describe clinical hours and patient encounters
- Due Sep 14 by 10:59pm
- Points 10
- Submitting a text entry box or a file upload
Clinical Hour Logs
For this course, all practicum activity hours are logged within the Meditrek system. Hours completed must be logged in Meditrek within 48 hours of completion in order to earn the points associated with this assignment. You may only log hours with Preceptors that are approved in Meditrek.
Students 2018 must complete a minimum of 160 hours of supervised clinical experience. You may not complete your hours sooner than 8 weeks. You will enter your approved preceptor and clinical faculty as part of each time and patient encounter you log.
Your clinical hour log must include the following:
- Dates
- Course
- Clinical Faculty
- Approved Preceptor
- Total Time (for the day)
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
Patient Log
Throughout this course, you will also keep a log of patient encounters using Meditrek. You must record at least 80 patients by the end of this practicum. Note: 80 encounters in 160 hours – Psychotherapy must include individuals, groups, and families – No age group minimum, but quality experiences are expected.
The patient log must include the following:
- Date
- Course
- Clinical Faculty
- Preceptor
- Patient Number
- Client Information
- Visit Information
- Practice Management
- Diagnosis
- Treatment Plan and Notes: You must include a brief summary/synopsis of the patient visit. This does not need to be a SOAP note; however, the note needs to be sufficient to remember your patient encounter.
By Day 7 of Week 3
Record your clinical hours and patient encounters in Meditrek and upload a PDF of your Meditrek hours and encounters.
Rubric
PRAC_6675_Week3_Assignment_Rubric
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Part 1: Time logs and patient logs are completed within 48 hours of completing clinical time. | 5 pts Excellent *Time logs are completed within 48 hours of completing clinical time. *Patient logs are completed within 48 hours of completing clinical time. 0 pts Poor *Time logs are completed more than 48 hours after completing clinical time. *Patient logs are completed more than 48 hours after completing clinical time. | 5 pts |
| This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Part 2: Patient logs meet the minimum documentation requirements. *Each entry includes Date, Course, Clinical Instructor, Preceptor, Patient number, Client information, Visit information, Practice management, Diagnosis, Procedures (if applicable), Treatment plan and notes, Notes section (Students must include a brief summary/synopsis of the patient visit—this must include enough information to understand how the patient presnted and the student intervention. Do NOT include EMR SOAP notes. *LOGS MUST BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 48 HOURS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY POINTS | 5 pts Excellent *Patient logs include all of the required documentation elements. 0 pts Poor *Patient logs do NOT include all of the required documentation elements. There are some elements missing or the logs are incomplete. *Patient logs were submitted more than 48 hours after completion of the clinical time. | 5 pts |
Total Points: 10
Learning Resources/Required Readings
- Carlat, D. J. (2024). The psychiatric interview (5th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
- For review as needed:
- Section III. Interviewing for Diagnosis: The Psychiatric Review of Symptoms (Chapters 22–23)
- Chapter 26, “Assessing Anxiety, Obsessive, and Trauma Disorders”
- Appendix C, pp. 321 – 327
- For review as needed:
- Goldin, D. S. (2023). Fast facts for psychopharmacology for nurse practitioners. Springer Publishing
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- Chapter 6, “Anxiolytics and Anti-Anxiety Medications” pp. 84-109
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- Meditrek. https://edu.meditrek.com/Default.html
Note: Use this website to log into Meditrek to report your clinical hours and patient encounters.
Recommended Readings
- American Psychiatric Association. (2010). Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with panic disorder(2nd ed.). https://psychiatryonline.org/pb/assets/raw/sitewide/practice_guidelines/guidelines/panicdisorder.pdf
- Cohen, J. A. (2010). Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 49 (4), 414–430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2009.12.020
- Geller, D. A., & March, J. (2012). Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 51 (1), 98–113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2011.09.019
- Koran, L. M., & Simpson, H. B. (2013). Guideline watch (March 2013): Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. https://psychiatryonline.org/pb/assets/raw/sitewide/practice_guidelines/guidelines/ocd-watch.pdf
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2017). VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the management of posttraumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder. https://www.healthquality.va.gov/guidelines/MH/ptsd
- Boland, R. Verdiun, M. L. & Ruiz, P. (2022). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry (12th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
what’s coming up in week 4?
Next week, you will participate in your first Grand Rounds Discussion. You will also continue your Clinical Hour and Patient Logs in Meditrek. The week’s resource selections will also support your knowledge of substance-related and addictive disorders.
