Mental Health Assessment

No.	Competency Item	NAC	DEV	COM	DTE	EXC
CF-01-01	Demonstrate ability to apply critical thinking and clinical judgment throughout the nursing process with mental health clients, families, and groups in a variety of health care settings.
CF-01-02	Demonstrate knowledge and ability to recognize the difference between mental illness and mental health.
	Demonstrate knowledge and ability to describe common mental health issues / illnesses such as:
CF-01-03	adjustment disorders
CF-01-04	autism
CF-01-05	anxiety disorders
CF-01-06	brain injury
CF-01-07	cognitive disorders
CF-01-08	dementia
CF-01-09	developmental disorders
CF-01-10	eating disorders – anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
CF-01-11	learning and behavioral disorders
CF-01-12	mood disorders (unipolar, bipolar)
CF-01-13	personality disorders
CF-01-14	post traumatic stress disorder
CF-01-15	schizophrenia
CF-01-16	substance related disorders.
	Demonstrate knowledge and ability to identify signs and symptoms of mental health issues / illnesses such as:
CF-01-17	anxiety
CF-01-18	attempted suicide / suicide riske
CF-01-19	delusionse
CF-01-20	depression
CF-01-21	hallucinations
CF-01-22	mania
CF-01-23	paranoia
CF-01-24	post-operative psychosis.
	Demonstrate knowledge and ability to properly assess mental status:
CF-01-25	behavioral
CF-01-26	emotional
CF-01-27	intellectual
CF-01-28	mini-mental examination
CF-01-29	motor
CF-01-30	perceptual
CF-01-31	suicide risk assessment.
CF-01-32	Demonstrate knowledge of diagnostic tools and guides in mental health.
	Demonstrate knowledge and ability to recognize and intervene in crisis situations:
CF-01-33	identify phases of crisis development
CF-01-34	identify signs and symptoms of a crisis
CF-01-35	identify nursing interventions
CF-01-36	identify the goals and indications for crisis intervention
CF-01-37	identify signs of escalating aggressive behavior
CF-01-38	apply nursing interventions in accordance with agency policy.
CF-01-39	Demonstrate ability to communicate and collaborate with the health care team within mental health environment.
	Demonstrate knowledge and ability to assess stress in a client's / family's life:
CF-01-40	explore factors contributing to stress
CF-01-41	assess strategies for managing stress
CF-01-42	examine adaptability to change
CF-01-43	provide care and direction in crisis statee
CF-01-44	recognize behavioral manifestations.
	Demonstrate knowledge and ability to understand developmental / childhood spectrum disorders such as:
CF-01-45	developmental disorders
CF-01-46	attention deficit disorders
CF-01-47	anxiety disorders
CF-01-48	fetal alcohol syndrome.
CF-01-49	Demonstrate knowledge and ability to objectively report and document in the mental health environment.