Course Title: NRSG 665 PMHNP Advanced Clinical I

Credits: 4 (clinical lab)

Prerequisites: NRSG 601, NRSG 602, NRSG 603, NRSG 605, NRSG 629, NRSG 630

Degree: DNP

AACN Core Competencies for Advanced-Level Nursing Education: 1.3e, 1.3d, 2.3h, 4.2k, 6.1i, 6.4e

MRJCON DNP Program Learning Outcome: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10

 

Course Description:

This graduate nursing course focuses on the role and scope of advanced psychiatric nursing practice. Conducting comprehensive and systematic psychiatric health assessments while building and maintaining a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship is emphasized. Focus is placed on developing and applying interview, assessment, and differential diagnosis skills with focus on psychiatric illness while considering physiological, pathophysiological, psychological, biological, anatomical, developmental, sociocultural, and spiritual health care needs of individuals and families across the lifespan. Mental health treatment needs are examined and integrated with consideration to the complex diagnostic process, trauma informed care, and illness recovery.

Catalog Description:

This course focuses on the role and scope of advanced psychiatric nuring practice with attention placed on conducting assessments through interviewing and objective assessments to make a diagnosis. Mental health treatment needs are explored in relation to diagnoses.

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

  1. Integrate the role and scope of a psychiatric advanced practice nurse into developing a personal nursing practice.
  2. Conduct and document a psychiatric evaluation.
  3. Engage with patients utilizing therapeutic communication strategies.
  4. Analyze the use of evidence when interviewing, evaluating, and treating patients.

Exemplars of Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Complete a NONPF self-assessment. (CLO 1)
  2. Document a full psychiatric evaluation (CLO 2)
  3. Document a Case Formulation Initial and Follow Up (CLO 3)
  4. Present an evidence-based case presentation at the beginning graduate NP level. (CLO 4)

AACN Competencies [AACN Essentials, 2021]

This course introduces:

1.3e Introduce how to critically analyze current and emerging evidence that influences practice.

1.3d Integrate basic foundational and advanced specialty knowledge into clinical practice and plan of care.

This course develops:

2.3h Practice is informed by a comprehensive assessment approach to the functional area of advanced nursing practice.

6.1i Role model respect for diversity, equity, and inclusion in team-based communication.

This course advances:

4.2k Evaluate outcomes and impact of new practices based on the evidence.

6.4e Practice self-assessment to mitigate conscious and implicit biases toward other team members.

Curricular Threads addressed in this course:

    • Equity and Inclusion
    • Diversity
    • Cultural Sensitivity
    • Social Determinants of Health Communication
    • Ethics
    • Clinical Judgement
    • Mental Health

 

Recommended Content:

Application of neuroscience of mental illnesses. Observation and participation in assessing children and adolescents for psychiatric illnesses. Applying standards of care. Observing and delivering psychotherapy. Applying practice guidelines in a clinical setting. Introduction to billing and coding ICD-10 codes, CPT codes, and charting.

Recommended Clinical Experiences/Sites:

Inpatient or outpatient, preferably mainly adult patients for mental illnesses. Much of this semester may be observational, but some participation is encouraged. 180 hours of APRN medication management.

 

Approved by GAAC: 12/1/23

Approved by Faculty: 12/14/23