Clinical: Psychiatric Nursing III

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This is the culminating internship course in the program. This practicum experience focuses on the psychiatric nurse practitioner’s role in the delivery of primary mental health care across the lifespan. The advanced practice nursing student develops interventions and programs that reduce stressors and maximize mental health for individuals of all ages and communities. In conjunction with the co-requisite didactic course, there is emphasis on promoting optimum mental health, preventing mental illness, health maintenance, and preventing new occurrences of mental illness. Students examine theories relevant to group therapy interventions and consultation, as well as psychopharmacological and alternative treatments. Prerequisite(s): NU 801 and NU 810 and NL802C and NL 810 .