Master Resource Outline

 

Course Title: Management of Individuals and Families with Acute and Chronic Mental Health Conditions

Credits: 6 (3 lecture; 3 clinical)

Semesters Offered: Fall

Prerequisites: NRSG 632

Degree: DNP

DNP Essentials: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII

Graduate Program Objectives: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

 

Course Description:

This course focuses on the management of mental health problems with a focus on the conceptual and theoretical foundations evaluating, managing, educating and guiding individuals and families with mental health problems or psychiatric disorders who have acute and/or chronic mental health needs. Treatment plans are analyzed and created to minimize the development of complications and promote function and quality of life using psychotherapeutic modalities for the individual and family while incorporating appropriate prescriptive and complementary/alternative treatments. The application of relevant evidence-based findings to develop practice guidelines and improve practice and the practice environment is stressed. Additional focus placed on the management of women of childbearing age and individuals with substance use disorders in complex health and situational transitions.

 

Catalog Description:

This course focuses on the management of individuals/families with mental health problems who have acute/chronic mental health needs using psychotherapeutic modalities while incorporating appropriate prescriptive and CAM treatments. Focus placed on women of childbearing age and substance use disorders.

 

Course Objectives:

  1. Conduct and document comprehensive and systematic assessments of health and illness to determine the mental health treatment needs of individuals and families by integrating nursing science with knowledge from ethics, the biophysical, psychosocial, analytical, and organizational sciences as the basis for the highest level of nursing practice.
  2. Analyze, develop and apply relevant psychotherapeutic strategies for the treatment needs of individuals and families based on biopsychosocial theories, evidence-based standards of care, and practice guidelines. To include conducting family therapy.
  3. Evaluate advanced nursing strategies used to treat mental health problems using but not limited to selected psychotherapeutic modalities and pharmacologic agents to individuals and families while considering motivation and readiness to improve self-care and healthy behaviors.
  4. Demonstrate the effective use of therapeutic communication strategies and sustain therapeutic relationships and partnerships with patients, families and other professionals to facilitate optimal care, patient outcomes and therapeutic change.
  5. Develop age-appropriate and family-based treatment plans for mental health problems and psychiatric disorders based on biopsychosocial theories, evidence-based standards of care, and practice guidelines while evaluating psychiatric care outcomes.
  6. Identifies the role of PMHNP to address sexual/physical abuse, substance abuse, sexuality, and spiritual conflict across the lifespan while considering risk-mitigation.
  7. Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability while considering legal and ethical principles in designing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based care to improve patient outcomes.
  8. Provides psychoeducation to individuals, families, and groups regarding mental health problems with regard to treatment options while considering developmental, physiological, cognitive, cultural ability and readiness.

 

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completing this course the student will be able to:

1) Understand the role of family-based psychotherapy (Obj. 2, 3, 4, 8).

  • Exemplar: Clinical preceptor evaluation of student, Discussion board

2) Develop family-based assessment and treatment plans with consideration to patient outcomes (Obj. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7).

  • Exemplar: Psychopharmacology assignments, Case studies

3) Utilize therapeutic communication during patient and professional interactions to include the use of psychoeducation (Obj. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)

  • Exemplar: Advanced Integrated Professional Log (AIPL)

 

Practice Experience in the Curriculum:

Practice immersion experiences afford the opportunity to integrate and synthesize the essentials and specialty requirements necessary to demonstrate competency in an area of specialized nursing practice.

  • 90 hours of APRN medication management
  • 30 hours of family therapy
  • 15 hours of either group, individual or family therapy

 

 

Approved by GAAC: 3/8/21

Approved by Faculty: 4/12/2021