Psychiatric Mental Health Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner Doctoral Practicum I

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This is a comprehensive practicum in which students implement the Psychiatric Mental Health Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) role through application of theoretical knowledge and psychotherapeutic skills taught in all prior courses. This practicum allows the student to integrate the roles of the DNP prepared PMHNP, demonstrate clinical competency and clinical decision-making abilities, and contribute to a culture of clinical scholarship among all health care professionals. Clinical experiences are conducted with guidance from a clinical preceptor and clinical faculty oversight. This doctoral practicum course involves student rotations through clinical sites providing care for individuals and families across the lifespan experiencing psychiatric mental health problems. Epidemiological, cultural, ethical, and economic factors, plus inter-professional collaborations, related to health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, and quality improvement are explored. Clinical conferences will enable students to discuss their unique clinical experiences and topics that emerge from their clinical practice. This clinical practicum course is the first of a three-course sequence in the Psychiatric Mental Health Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner program.