PMHNP Clinical III. 4 Credit Hours

Catalog description

In the final PMHNP clinical course, students complete 360 hours of direct patient care under the supervision of a clinical preceptor with faculty oversight. This culminating practicum provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of advanced psychiatric mental health assessment, diagnostic reasoning, and the integrated management of complex psychiatric and comorbid conditions across the lifespan. Students synthesize psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacologic interventions within evidence-based, recovery-oriented, and person-centered frameworks. Emphasis is placed on refining clinical judgment, leadership, interprofessional collaboration, and ethical decision-making to ensure readiness for independent advanced practice as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. Prerequisites: NURS 6329, NURS 6117 , and NURS 6415 Corequisites: NURS 6118 .