PMHNP Diagnosis & Health Management III. 4 Credit Hours

Catalog description

This course builds upon prior diagnostic and management knowledge to integrate complex clinical reasoning, systems-based practice, and professional leadership in psychiatric and mental health care. Students critically analyze the advanced assessment and evidence-based management of complex psychiatric and comorbid conditions across diverse populations and care settings. Emphasis is placed on ethical decision-making, social responsibility, crisis management, and the influence of social determinants of health within patient-centered, recovery-oriented models of care. Students examine interprofessional collaboration and leadership roles in evolving health systems, incorporating contemporary innovations such as telepsychiatry, artificial intelligence, and integrative approaches. Through synthesis of emerging evidence, reflective practice, and systems thinking, students refine clinical judgment, advocacy, and professional identity to advance equitable, holistic, and sustainable mental health care delivery. Prerequisites: NURS 6430 , NURS 6302 , NURS 6321 , NURS 6121 , NURS 6409 , and NURS 6414 Corequisites: NURS 6327 , NURS 6117 .