Tiffany L. Yelton, PMHNP-BC

As a nurse practitioner, my ethical values will be based on only promoting good and doing no harm to my patients. I will always strive to do the best for my patients and stay current with my knowledge base. And treatments I will never lie to my patient and always be honest. I will always protect their confidentiality unless forced by the courts, and only when necessary, will I then divulge information. I will report anyone when I think they may harm someone, or if they are being harmed, or if they may harm themselves. I will always be aware of my patients rights. I will never practice outside of my scope of practice. I will maintain my own personal self-care so that I may meet the needs of my patients and myself so that I may approach my profession with a healthy body in mind.
My theoretical foundation will be based on a collaborative-practice approach with a person-centered approach. A collaborative practice approach is one that will utilize my collaborator for guidance. A person-centered approach is one that will support the person and is based on recovery that is guided by the patient themselves. The person-centered approach can be hard to balance with evidence based guided care. Current practice is one that is guided by evidence based care, but with person centered care the patient has experiences in their lives that may affect the approach to the treatment we may choose to use and this may prove to be conflicting with current evidence. I want to be the type of nurse practitioner that focuses on the person. And what their needs are and what their meanings to their issues are to them. And this approach may not always be easy. I may have to integrate and adapt my approach, but for now this is how I am planning on starting out my approach to patient care.

I graduated with my Master's in Nursing from the University of Missouri in Kansas CIty in 2015 where I specialized in psychiatric mental health. I have worked in a variety of settings including community mental health, inpatient mental health facility, long-term care facility and private practice offices. I treat all mental health illness, dual diagnosis, MAT, etc.