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NUR 7210 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Theory 2: Care of Adult and Geriatric Clients

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course is designed as the second in a three-course sequence in advanced practice psychiatric mental health nursing that specializes in person-centered solution-focused therapy, existentialist approach, modeling and role-modeling in nursing, and adaptation and family systems theories application. This course includes application of knowledge from selected research and theory bases for creating therapeutic relationships, contextual assessment, diagnosis, care planning, treatment, and evaluation of psychiatric mental health strengths and needs of adult and geriatric clients. The course emphasizes development of the skill of designing innovations in safe, effective, ethical (relational), integrative, holistic care and health promotion utilizing concepts across modalities and advancing knowledge of the scope of practice of psychiatric mental health APRN roles of nurse-psychotherapist, prescriber, and educator. (prereq: NUR 6000 , NUR 6030 , NUR 6200 , NUR 6210 , NUR 6220 , NUR 6230 , NUR 7200 , NUR 7201 ) (coreq: NUR 7211 )
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Demonstrate person-centered therapeutic relationship building, assessment, intervention, and evaluation skills (use of tools, modalities, and techniques) of the beginning advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in the care of adults and geriatric clients 
  • Differentiate APRN psychiatric nursing roles and interventions from those of other disciplines with whom the PMHNP engages in collaborative practice 
  • Conceptualize the contexts that delineate assessment and evaluation of APRN psychiatric mental health services. 
  • Identify and evaluate assessment tools and techniques for use in culturally-informed assessment and evaluation of diverse needs of individuals 
  • Analyze the nature of therapeutic problems and approaches for defining person- and relationship-centered goals for problem solving and setting goals for alleviation of problems and promoting health from a nursing perspective 
  • Compare and contrast theoretical, ethical (relational), and research-based factors that facilitate effective therapeutic relationships
  • Analyze key considerations in selecting interventions for specific client populations 
  • Critique skills required for use of interventions with specific client populations 
  • Evaluate effectiveness of person-centered relationship building, assessment, intervention, and evaluation strategies 

Prerequisites by Topic
  • Advanced physical assessment
  • Advanced pathophysiology
  • Theory and role
  • Evidence-based practice
  • Pharmacology I
  • Pharmacology II
  • PMHNP theory and practice I

Course Topics
  • Mental health, cultural, and developmental assessment of health patterns in adults and geriatric clients,
  • Mental and behavioral health issues of adult and geriatric clients such as and not limited to:
    • Anxiety, mood, and personality disorders
    • Schizophrenia and other psychosis
    • Sleep disorders
    • Memory
    • Psychiatric emergencies
    • Suicide
    • Trauma and PTSD
    • Violence
    • Family support and caregiver roles
    • End of life
  • Mental health diagnosis and adult and geriatric clients
  • Neurophysiological science, nursing theory, and psychotherapy microskills applied in the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs of care for adult and geriatric clients
    • Existentialism
    • Solution-focused brief therapy
    • Family therapy (Satir)
    • Structural family therapy (Minuchin)
    • Genograms
    • Interpersonal relationships and alliances
    • Cognitive behavioral therapy
    • Attachment theory (Bowlby)
  • Dreams
  • Spirituality and self-actualization
  • Therapeutic relationships skills (verbal and non-verbal) with adult and geriatric clients
  • Integrative holistic health care
  • Therapeutic modalities for non-pharmacological and pharmacological care and treatment of adults and geriatric clients: acute, chronic, and “complex”

Coordinator
Dr. Victoria Carlson Oehlers



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