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Sep 24, 2024
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NUR 7211 - PMHNP Practicum 2 - Care of Adults and Geriatric Clients0 lecture hours 12 lab hours 4 credits
Course Description
This practicum course requires 180 hours of psychiatric mental health nursing advanced practice and clinical supervision in a psychiatric mental health setting. APRN application of knowledge from select research and theory bases for creating therapeutic relationships, contextual assessment, diagnosis, care planning, treatment, and evaluation of psychiatric mental health strengths and needs of adults and geriatric clients are demonstrated. A variety of modalities will be used to demonstrate the development of the skills of designing innovations in safe, effective, ethical (relational), integrative, and holistic person-centered care and health promotion while advancing knowledge of the scope of practice of psychiatric mental health APRN roles of nurse-psychotherapist, prescriber, educator, and consultant-liaison. This course also includes the second and third of a five-class module on APRN addictions nursing - the care of adults whose health is challenged by substance abuse. (prereq: NUR 6000 , NUR 6030 , NUR 6200 , NUR 6210 , NUR 6220 , NUR 6230 , NUR 7200 , and NUR 7201 ) (coreq: NUR 7210 )
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate person-centered and culturally informed assessment, intervention, and evaluation skills (use of tools, modalities, and techniques) of the beginning advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in the care of select populations
- Critique skills required for use of interventions with specific client populations
- Evaluate effectiveness of assessment, intervention, and evaluation strategies
- Participate actively in clinical supervision
- Approach practice and projects with a spirit of curiosity and inquiry and an awareness of best practices in person-centered care
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
- Assessment of health patterns of adults and geriatric clients
- Mental and behavioral health concerns of adults and geriatric clients
- Mental health, cultural, and developmental diagnoses for adults and geriatric clients
- Neurophysiological science, nursing theory, and psychotherapy microskills applied in the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs of care for adults and geriatric clients and their families
- Therapeutic relationships skills (verbal and non-verbal) with adults and geriatric clients
- Therapeutic modalities for non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatment of adults and geriatric clients (solution-focused therapy, existential therapy, motivational interviewing)
- Modeling healthy communication, relationships, and boundaries
- DSM 5 substance related and addictive disorders (to include alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, opioids, caffeine, inhalants, hallucinogens, CNS depressants, CNS stimulants and other unknown substances)
- Addiction as a chronic brain disorder
- Social stigma
- History of addictions
- Root causes of substance use
- Addictions among healthcare providers
- Analyze weekly progress of PMHNP practice skills
Coordinator
Dr. Victoria Carlson Oehlers
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