Advanced Practice Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Seminar III

Catalog description

A continuation of NU-672S . Delivery of mental health care to adults 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. Students must earn a minimum of a B in the course. Students who receive less than a B will be required to repeat the course. Students will be allowed to repeat the course no more than once. A second grade below a B will make students ineligible to continue in programs requiring this course. Students must pass the lecture, seminar and practicum to advance in the specialty program.