Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practicum

Catalog description

This course provides opportunities for role development of the advanced practice psychiatric nurse practitioner through supervised direct practice experiences with individuals, families, groups. Students engage in activities involving assessment, diagnosis, and interventions including psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic skills in working with individuals experiencing a range of commonly occurring psychiatric illnesses and addictions. Students will complete at total of 4 or 5 credit hours depending on track. Advisor approval is required to ensure course requirements are met. Clinical hours are calculated at a 1:5 clock hour ratio. Prerequisites: Admission to Post-Graduate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program, or DNP – PMHNP program, NU 828 . Prerequisites/Corequisites: NU851 or NU854