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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
(120 Clinical Hours) The clinical emphasis affords the student an opportunity to integrate knowledge and skills learned in all other courses into the practice role. Collaboration with other providers, with individual patients, and with families is stressed. The student will be expected to demonstrate the clinical course objectives with a clinical faculty who provides occasional guidance but the student can function autonomously in the areas. Students are expected to complete 120 clinical hours in the semester, or a cumulative amount of 360 hours.
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3.00 Credits
(167 Clinical Hours) The clinical emphasis affords the student an opportunity to integrate knowledge and skills learned in all other courses into the practice role. Collaboration with other providers, with individual patients, and with families is stressed. The student will be expected to demonstrate the clinical course objectives with a clinical faculty who provides collaborative input but the student is able to independently generate a full assessment, differential, and treatment plan. Students are expected to complete 166 clinical hours in the semester or the final cumulative amount of 500 hours.
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3.00 Credits
(120 Clinical Hours) The clinical emphasis affords the student an opportunity to integrate knowledge and skills learned in all other courses into the practice role. Collaboration with other providers, with individual patients, and with families is stressed. The student will be expected to demonstrate the clinical course objectives with a clinical faculty who provides collaborative input but the student is able to generate a full assessment, differential, and treatment plan. Students are expected to complete 120 clinical hours in the semester, or a cumulative amount of 480 hours.
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3.00 Credits
(120 Clinical Hours) The clinical emphasis affords the student an opportunity to integrate knowledge and skills learned in all other courses into the practice role. Collaboration with other providers, with individual patients, and with families is stressed. The student will be expected to demonstrate the clinical course objectives with a clinical faculty who provides collaborative input when necessary but the student is able to generate a full assessment, differential, and treatment plan. Students are expected to complete 120 clinical hours in the semester towards the final cumulative amount of 600 hours to graduate.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores advanced concepts of the neuro-pathophysiology of mental illness, and pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs used in the psychopharmacologic treatment and clinical management of various psychiatric disorders across the lifespan. The course reflects current scientific knowledge of the neurobiology of mental illnesses, and the application of psychopharmacology to clinical problems. Genomics will also be addressed with regards to psychological conditions. Indications for use of psychotropic medications, side effects, compliance issues, and interactions will be discussed. Emphasis is placed on the understanding of psychotropic drug effects for each disorders studied and the relationship to advanced nursing practice interventions. The course will also address the role of the PMHNP in compliance with regulations and standards that define scope of practice and prescriptive authority for practitioners prescribing psychiatric medications.
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3.00 Credits
Building on the diagnostic skills mastered in the student's previous Advanced Health Assessment, this course focuses on the epidemiology of selected psychological disorders and the tools needed to obtain an accurate assessment and differential diagnosis of common clinical variations in health patterns in adults and children with mental illness. Emphasis is placed on the use of assessment techniques essential to the management of disorders across the lifespan. The course will focuses on strategies to integrate and promote physical and behavioral health.Therapeutic modalities related to group and individual psychotherapy such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Exposure and Dialectical Therapy, as well as brain stimulation treatments such as ECT will be reviewed with indications for use in monotherapy or as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy. This course will also address the role of the PMHNP related to health promotion, leadership, ethical and legal decision making, health policy and advocacy, quality improvement and safety, and inter professional practice, including scope of practice issues.
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3.00 Credits
This course presents common mental health disorders seen in primary care settings within the scope of practice of the PMHNP. This course identifies pathophysiology, clinical presentations, interventions, and outcomes of common mental health disorders across the lifespan. Importance is placed on early screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
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3.00 Credits
This course expands on common mental health disorders seen in primary care settings within the scope of practice of the PMHNP. This course identifies pathophysiology, clinical presentations, interventions, and outcomes of common mental health disorders across the lifespan. Importance is placed on early screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on selected theory and interventions for individuals and groups that are utilized by the PMHNP in planning, implementing, and evaluating care within the appropriate system for adults and children with psychiatric disorders. Theories of various treatment modalities, therapeutic communication and evidence based standards of care; along with use of clinical practice guidelines are also emphasized. This course will also focus on serious mental conditions, the psychosocial impact on populations at risk and applicable treatment modalities family/group.
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3.00 Credits
(100 Clinical Hours) This is the first of three clinical internships that focuses the NP student on primary assessment and diagnostic skills needed to determine appropriate therapeutic interventions in adults or children exhibiting signs of mental illness. This first internship focuses on individual and/or group therapy. Special focus is on patient individual and group therapy and education as an intervention to improve outcomes. The students engage in beginning implementation of the APN role. This practicum will require hours in group and individual therapy and applies learning outcomes as identified in the clinical management series in an adult, child or lifespan clinical setting.
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