Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Diagnosis and Management: Concepts & Theory 1. 4 Credit Hours

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This course provides the theoretical foundations for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Students will use a holistic perspective to examine the etiologies, meaning and consequences of human behavior. Problem-based and self-directed learning strategies are used to learn methods for gathering data in conducting a psychiatric assessment, formulating differential diagnoses and developing evidence-based treatment recommendations with individuals and families across the lifespan. Collaboration with interprofessional teams is examined as well as legal and ethical principles informing psychiatric care. Prerequisites: NURS 6338 , NURS 6302 , NURS 6210 , NURS 6110 .