Learning Objectives Resources and

Strategies
Types of Evidence of
achievement
Criteria to
validate
objectives
achieved
-Be able identify and
understand provincial
and federal mental
health care policies and
what this means for me
as a psychiatric nurse














Be able to Demonstrate a
working knowledge of
the psychiatric nurses
macro role in
responding proactively
to mental health care
policy
Utilize the Pal (2001) text
to better understand
policies

Answer questions and
participate in discussions,
learning about mental
health care policies

Start to look at current
federal and provincial
polices (online resources)
and discuss them with the
class in weekly forums

Start to identify how this
affects psychiatric nursing
and our patients


Start to become familiar
with the process of policy
formation, from Pal (2001)
text and online resources

Identify who is involved in
policy formation

Start to look at how nurses
can be involved in policy
formation and
implementation- through
online resources

Will look at the values of
mental health care policies
closely, start to question
policies, look at their
backgrounds, what their
implementation means,
how this affects my
patients, etc.





Have read, answered
questions and
participated in
discussions, am familiar
with health care policies
and how they affect me
as a psych nurse.

Ive looked at current
mental health care
policies for BC and
Canada such as suicide
prevention, changing
directions, changing
lifes, Healthy minds,
Healthy people, etc.
Ive identified how they
affect me and my future
patients

I am familiar with how
policies are formed, and
I am aware that I have a
macro role, where I can
advocate for my patients
and advocate for
specific policies, and
specific implementation
tactics.

Ive recognized that as
psych nurses we are
working directly with
the people that these
policies affect, and thus
we really need to speak
up and be involved with
these policies

Ive started to get a
better understanding of
different policies, the
good and the bad

Recognized my role in
enforcing policies

5/5- I feel
confident in my
ability to identify
and understanding
policies, and
determine what
they mean for my
practice












4/5- I am
competent in my
ability to
understand what
my role is in
responding to
policies, I feel I
will build this skill
further with
practice and
experience