how do I get better at psych evals
Today we did a mock telehealth initial evaluation with a standardized patient and I was so thrown off. No one was prepared prior on how to speak to patients etc I had no real flow. My patient was experiencing auditory hallucinations and ideas of references and broadcasting and did not think anything was wrong with her. Is it the psych NP job to get her to realize there is smth going on or just get info and treat from there? I want to get better at learning how to communicate to patients experiencing psychosis since I have no prior experience. Any recommendations?