| Description: |
This course explores the role of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
within the construct of health promotion, disease prevention, assessment, diagnosis,
and management of common and complex mental illnesses across the lifespan. Evidence-based
practice, research, and theory are utilized to identify strategies that are critical
to advanced nursing practice for health promotion and prevention of disease. In addition,
learners apply clinical judgment to develop differential diagnoses and develop and
implement an evidence-based plan of care and therapeutic regimen including psychopharmacology.
Concepts related to effective patient, provider, and healthcare team communication
and collaboration in addition to diversity, equity and inclusion elements are highlighted.
Evidence-based practice and practice standards guide holistic care, psychopharmacology,
and therapy across the lifespan as individuals, families, and communities. The patient’s
sociocultural background, developmental level, and treatment settings are discussed
and considered in the management of care. |
