Stephanie Gonzalez

English Mr. Clay

period 7

 Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse practitioner

        What is a nurse practitioner? A nurse practitioner is a registered nurse that has gone through further training and has practiced in the field longer. They have a wider range of knowledge compared to registered nurses and they have better skills. Nurse practitioners have credentials on a specific area of nursing.  A psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner’s focus is on mental health to families and individual patients. A PMHNP conducts therapy and diagnosis like a psychiatrist but they can also provide medication to patients. My choice to become a PMHNP is very important to me not only because it will be a new step into my new life but because by becoming an NP I will not only help myself and my future but others also.

Becoming an NP has became very important to me in such a short time I have realized that this career choice not only impact me as a person but it’ll affect others also. NP’s are responsible for the mental health of many patients.Mental health is very important to everyone without the proper care anyone and everyone can be affected. I have realized that mental health is a main priority of mine. Without being mentally stable so many people wouldn’t be able to go on their daily routines. If people go without paying attention to their mental health it can worsen and become something worse like depression or other disorders.

Mental health should be every doctor, nurse, np, psychiatrist, and psychologist’s main priority. I believe that without mental health any kind of health would worsen. Mental health can lead to other disorders such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders and many more. Mental health is the key to defeating many different type of health risks. Mental health is not only a well being but an important state of mind we often don’t realize that the way we feel often affects our choices and actions.

Depression aka one of the most well known mental disorders can be treated by many ways one obviously being taking care of themselves. The first step into becoming better after being diagnosed with depression is attending therapy. PMHNP are nurse practitioner’s that help conduct therapy sessions they also help those who might be depressed by actually diagnosing them. They also help by prescribing medications that help though the depression.This is why i have decided to became a nurse practitioner that focuses on mental health. They help like others but i believe that the way they help is different from the way others do. They don’t only prescribe medicine but they conduct sessions and i think thats really important, because I feel that it’s the only way that patients can have a full trust with their doctors.

To me becoming an Np has became an aspiration of mine I know that its my goal to become someone that people can go to when they are in need of help when they need it the most. Wanting  to become a PMHNP has made me focus on things i never really did before i think about how people feel and how they react in certain situations. I now know that mental health has a great impact on the world around us and that is why i want to be an asset on keeping the minds of those around us safe.