NRSG 666 PMHNP Advanced Clinical II
Course Title: NRSG 666 PMHNP Advanced Clinical II
Credits: 4 (clinical lab)
Semester Offered: Summer
Prerequisites: NRSG 630, NRSG 661, NRSG 665
Degree: DNP
AACN Core Competencies for Advanced-Level Nursing Education: 2.2j, 2.4f, 2.6g, 3.2e, 3.2f, 6.1i, 6.1j, 6.2i, 6.4e, 6.4f, 7.2h, 8.4f
MRJCON DNP Program Learning Outcomes: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10
Course Description:
This course focuses on the treatment and management of mental health problems with consideration to the assessment, diagnosis, and comorbid conditions of individuals across the lifespan. This course combines treatment modalities including individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, brief psychotherapy, and medication management while integrating multicultural skills for heal promotion, and clinical prevention and management of mental health problems. Additional focus and consideration are placed on the management of the pediatric and geriatric population.
Catalog Description:
This course focuses on the treatment and management of mental health problems utilizing individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, brief psychotherapy, and medication management. Additional focus and consideration are placed on the management of the pediatric and geriatric population.
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completing this course, the student will be able to:
- Conduct individual and group psychotherapy.
- Develop an age-appropriate assessment and treatment plan.
- Utilize therapeutic communication during patient and professional interactions.
Exemplars of Course Learning Outcomes:
- Complete a psychotherapy process recording on a clinical patient. (CLO 1,3)
- Develop a personal model of psychotherapy (CLO 1,2)
- Complete a full psychiatric evaluation (CLO 1,2,3)
- Complete a Case Formulation Initial and Follow Up documents on clinical patients. (CLO 2,3)
AACN Competencies [AACN Essentials, 2021]
This course introduces:
2.6g Promote delivery of care that supports practice at the full scope of education.
3.3e Advocate for interventions that maximize cost effective, accessible, and equitable resources for populations.
6.2i Reflect on how one's role and expertise influences team performance.
7.2h Design practices that enhance value, access, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
This course develops:
1.3d Integrate basic foundational and advanced specialty knowledge into clinical practice and plan of care.
2.2j Facilitate difficult conversations and disclosure of sensitive information.
2.4f Employ context driven, advanced reasoning to the diagnostic and decision-making process.
3.2f Evaluate the effectiveness of partnerships for achieving health equity.
6.1i Role model respect for diversity, equity, and inclusion in team-based communications.
6.1j Communicate nursing’s unique disciplinary knowledge to strengthen interprofessional partnerships.
This course advances:
6.4e Practice self-assessment to mitigate conscious and implicit biases toward other team members.
6.4f Foster an environment that supports the constructive sharing of multiple perspectives and enhances interprofessional learning.
8.4f Employ electronic health, mobile health, and telehealth systems to enable quality, ethical, and efficient patient care.
Curricular Threads addressed in this course:
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- Equity and Inclusion
- Diversity
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Social Determinants of Health Communication
- Ethics
- Clinical Judgement
- Mental Health
Recommended Content:
Play therapy. Use of screening tools in medication management. Therapy modalities especially geared towards children and geriatric populations. Billing and coding ICD-10 codes, CPT codes, and charting.
Recommended Clinical Expernces/Sites:
Inpatient and outpatient mental health facilities and practices caring for elderly and children/adolescents. The total 180 hours is broken down into 135 hours of APRN medication management and 45 hours of therapy (35 hours of individual therapy and 10 hours of group therapy).
Approved by GAAC: 12/1/23
Approved by Faculty: 12/14/23