SRI RAMAN MAHARSHI COLLEGE OF NURSING, TUMKUR
SUB: ALLPIED PSYCHOLOGY
LESSON PLAN ON
ROLE OF NURSE IN PSYCHOLOGIC
ASSESSMENT
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Name of the educator :
Subject : Applied psychology
Unit : VIII
Place : 1st Year B.Sc Nursing Class Room
Group : 1st Year B.Sc Nursing Students
Date and time :
Method of teaching : Lecture, Discussion, Demonstration
Instructional aids : Black board, chart
Instructional medium : English
Duration : 1 hr
Previous knowledge of the group : NILL
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the class students attain knowledge regarding role of nurse in psychological assessment
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the class students will able to ,
Introduce psychological assessment
enumerate nurse's role in psychological tests
explain role of nurse in psychological assessment
SR. TIME SPECIFIC CONTENT TEACHING LEARNING A.V EVALUATION
NO OBJECTIVES ACTIVITY ACTIVITY AIDS
Introduce INTRODUCTION
1. BLACK
psychological BOARD
E
assessment Psychological Assessment L
X
Assessment is a broader term. Assessment is I
P
process of collecting information through various
S
techniques such as formal, informal, qualitative and L
quantitative T
A
E
Professional psychological assessment usually also
I
includes: interview, demographic information, N
medical information, personal history, observations N
by others I
I
N
An extremely complex process of solving problems N
(answering questions) in which psychological tests G
are often used as one of the methods of collecting G
relevant data
02.
enumerate NURSE'S ROLE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS E L
nurse's role in
psychological Should have knowledge about all the psychological X I
tests tests.u
P S
Clarify the patient's and relatives' doubts regarding L T
the psychological tests they have to undergo.u
A E
Nurses should have good rapport with the patients I N
and family members.
N I
The nurse should reassure the patient about the
I N
safety of the tests and the confidentiality of the
observations of the psychologist. N G
G
03.
explain role of ROLE OF NURSE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT E
nurse in CHARTS
psychological 1. Role of Nurse in Psychological assessment X L
assessment Nurse should become familiar with the many
P I
standardized psychological tests that are
available to enhance each stage of the L S
nursing process.
A T
2. These tests will help in providing care and I E
provide measurable indicators of treatment
outcome. For example, if the nurse is caring N N
for a patient with depression, it would be
I I
helpful to use one of the depression rating
scales with the patient, at the beginning of N N
care/treatment to establish a baseline profile
of the patient’s symptoms and help confirm G G
the diagnosis. Role of Nurse in Psychological
assessment
3. A nurse should have knowledge about all the
psychological tests, which will enable her to
clarify the patients' and relative’s doubts
regarding the psychological tests they have
to undergo. Role of Nurse in Psychological
assessment
4. The nurse should reassure the patient about
the safety of the tests and confidentially of
the observations of the psychologist.
Psychological tests are another source of
data for the nurse to use in planning care for
the patient. Role of Nurse in Psychological
assessment
CONCLUSION
Information collected about the client's behaviour
is more accurate and is detailed. Refers to any
method used to measure characteristics of people,
programs, or objects
The assessment process combines and evaluates
all the information gathered about an individual
BIBLIOGRAPHY
D. Elakkuvana bhaskara raj. First semester. Applied psychology for b.sc
nursing. First edition. Emmess medical publishers. 2022
