Nursing 760

NURS 760
Advanced Nursing Practice in Psychiatric Mental Health: Theory & Practice Across the Lifespan

1. Catalog Entry

NURS 760
Advanced Nursing Practice in Psychiatric Mental Health: Theory & Practice Across the Lifespan

Credit hours (3)
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing in Nursing or Permission of Instructor

Focuses on advanced psychiatric mental health nursing practice by integrating theoretical, clinical, and research knowledge related to psychotherapeutic management of acute and chronic mental health problems and psychiatric disorders.

2. Detailed Description of Course

Students engage in applying developmental and biopsychosocial theories, psychotherapeutic techniques, and research methods to APN across the lifespan.    

3. Detailed Description of Conduct of Course

Online course: explore and synthesize theoretical concepts, therapeutic techniques and EBP with lecture, individual and group presentations, online discussions, testing and paper to reinforce concepts.

4. Goals and Objectives of the Course

    1) Examine the historical development of the PMHNP role
    2) Review and apply conceptual frameworks to the development of psychopathology across the
        lifespan
    3) Apply concepts from the biopsychosocial model in assessing and treating patients with mental
        disorders
    4) Identify EB psychotherapeutic techniques for mental disorders
    5) Differentiate treatment modalities specific to each population

5. Assessment Measures

Testing, final paper, online discussions, student presentations
 
6. Other Course Information

None.

Review and Approval

May 11, 2015