PMHNP Across the Lifespan I Practicum

Catalog description

This is the first in a series of three clinical practicum courses for the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) student. This course provides the family psychiatric nurse practitioner student opportunities to work with a preceptor to gain advanced practice skills in individual therapies, comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, personality development concepts, dual diagnoses and psychotherapy principles; including management of health promotion, health maintenance and disease prevention activities. Students will work in practice settings that see patients across the lifespan to include: children, adolescents, women, men and older adults. Multiple clinical settings may be required; however, students must spend a minimum of 64 clock hours in each clinical setting and should have no more than two clinical settings per semester. 1 P = 64 clock hours of practicum. May be repeated up to 6 credits.