PMHNP Diagnosis & Health Management I. 4 Credit Hours

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This course provides the theoretical, scientific, and professional foundations for the practice of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners. Students integrate evidence from nursing, psychological, developmental, and neurobiological sciences to examine the etiologies and consequences of alterations in human behavior and mental health. Emphasis is placed on the historical evolution of psychiatric nursing, the scope and standards of the PMHNP role, and the development of comprehensive psychiatric evaluation skills, including biopsychosocial assessment, differential diagnosis, and diagnostic reasoning informed by evidence-based psychiatric diagnostic frameworks. Cultural competence, trauma-informed care, and ethical decision-making are applied to support holistic, patient-centered approaches to care across the lifespan. Prerequisites: NURS 6430 , NURS 6302 , NURS 6321 , and NURS 6121 .