Psychiatric Interview with a Nurse Practitioner 1. As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, discuss the different approaches you would take when completing a psychiatric interview with a child client versus with an older adult client.
Identify specific differences in the interviewing techniques and articulate the developmental differences you would take into consideration when interviewing both types of clients.
- Identify one special population and discuss the unique considerations you must make when conducting a psychiatric interview with a member of that population. Expanded insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act and parity in behavioral health coverage have increased demand for services. Yet there is a persistent shortage in the behavioral health workforce.
