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Clinical Management I: Psychiatric Assessment/Diagnosis for PMHNP
Course #: NURSNG 647
Description:
This is the first clinical course that prepares psychiatric nurse practitioner students for advanced practice in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. The course focuses on the methods for gathering pertinent data in order to conduct a psychiatric evaluation, arrive at a differential diagnosis and make appropriate treatment recommendations with clients across the life span demonstrating psychiatric symptoms. The assessment, diagnostic, therapeutic, evaluative, consultative, and teaching functions of the nurse practitioner role are examined within a professional, ethical, and legal framework. Seminar discussions include an exploration of special topics applied to hypothetical and real patient cases to explore issues of mental health and wellness across the life span, differential diagnosis of common psychiatric complaints and culturally competent comprehensive care. Diversity, health care disparities, and ethical issues will be discussed as they relate to the case discussions and clinical topics.
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: NURSNG 614 and NURSNG 615 and NURSNG 634 and Co-requisite: NURSNG 645 and NURSNG 646