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PSYCHIATRIC ROTATION
COMMUNITY PAPER
(20 points)
Report on Observation of Open Meeting.
Purpose:
The main purpose of this observational experience is to enhance your role as a professional resource person.
In addition, the California BRN requires attendance at a self-help group as part of your clinical experience in
the area of any psychological diagnosis.
Guidelines:
1. Select an open meeting which is located conveniently for you.
2. Attend a meeting during the time of Psychiatric Clinical Rotation.
3. The two-page, typed, double-spaced, paper as assigned by clinical faculty.
COMMUNITY PAPER
Directions:
1. Include an introductory paragraph which identifies the time, date, and location of the meeting attended.
Also address your overall impressions of the meeting and how this experience will benefit you as a
nurse.
2. Select one of the following areas for discussion:
a. The twelve steps related to recovery and indications observed by you of how member’s
discussion focused on a specific step.
b. Select a slogan such as “keep it simple” and discuss that slogan in terms of what you heard at
the meeting.
c. Recognizing that psychiatric challenges is a disease, identify techniques used during the
meeting to help members overcome denial of their illness.
d. Choose a specific principle such as self-help, anonymity of mutual support and discuss how that
principle was incorporated into the attended meeting.
e. Discuss ways in which attending the community meeting would be helpful for you in a general
hospital and for the care of clients.
3. The paper must be two pages, typed, double-spaced and no longer.
References:
Use of other resources and literatures are encouraged to increase your understanding. Literature used must
be documented in the paper. Must use at least two current references (not older than five years).
GRADING CRITERIA:
20 points total: 5 points for presentation of content; 10 points for your overall impressions and how the visit will
benefit you as a nurse; 5 points for spelling, grammar and APA format.
Community Paper Grading Grid Points
Presents Topic in a logical manner and pertinent to clinical rotation objectives 10
Presentation of content 5
Grammar, Spelling and APA format, 2 pages in length 5