Clinical Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing: Internship II

Catalog description

This is the second of three clinical internships that focuses the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner student on primary assessment and diagnostic skills needed to build appropriate therapeutic interventions with patients throughout the lifespan who exhibit severe mental illness. This second clinical internship continues the focus on therapy with individuals and groups, and integrates assessment and treatment planning. Screening guidelines are evaluated. Special emphasis is on critical thinking and decision-making, comprehensive assessment, differential diagnosis, and evidence-based interventions, including pharmacology, to improve outcomes, while beginning to implement the role of the advanced practice psychiatric and mental health nurse. Requires precepted clinical practice hours.