Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Diagnosis and Management: Concepts & Theory 3. 2 Credit Hours

Catalog description

This course provides the remaining theoretical basis for the competencies of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in health promotion, diagnosis, and management of patients with actual and potential psychiatric disorders listed in the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders across the lifespan. Emphasis is on integrating psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, complementary and alternative approaches to the treatment of patients across the continuum of care. Problem-based and self-directed learning strategies are used to review acute and chronic psychiatric disorders, analysis of data, formulation of differential diagnoses and development of patient-centered treatment plans in collaboration with families and interprofessional teams. Prerequisites: NURS 6338 , NURS 6302 , NURS 6210 , NURS 6110 , NURS 6410 , NURS 6411 . Corequisites: NURS 6111 , NURS 6419 .