Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing I: Practice with Children and Adolescents Practicum

Catalog description

Delivery of mental healthcare to children and adolescents with mental health problems including collection of subjective and objective data using the techniques of interview; deriving psychiatric diagnoses; deriving nursing diagnoses; planning care for acute and chronic mental health issues using community resources; use of interventions including short-term problem-focused psychotherapy, group therapy and psychopharmacologic modalities. Establishment of collaborative role with other healthcare providers. This is a pass/fail course. Students must pass the lecture, seminar, and practicum to advance in the specialty program.