PMH/504
Psychiatric Management Of Adult And Geriatric Patients

Course level: Graduate

Christine O.

BSA

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Format
Online
Course length
8 weeks
Total credits
4 credits
Note
Take this course as part of a degree or certificate program.
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Format details

Online classes, always on, 24/7/365

Go to class any time of the day or night. If you have questions, call 866-354-1800 to speak with an Enrollment Representative.

The course builds upon previous courses with an emphasis on the differential diagnosis of and interventions for the care of adult and geriatric patients with psychiatric symptoms. The clinical component focuses the nurse practitioner student on the primary assessment and diagnostic skills needed to determine the appropriate therapeutic interventions for adults and geriatric patients with neuropsychiatric/mental disorders.

Earn these career-relevant skills in weeks, not years.

Psycho-Pharmacological Management

Provides evidence-based psychopharmacological management of adult and geriatric patients with neuropsychiatric/mental disorder diagnoses.

Psychotherapeutic Interventions

Applies and /or refers for evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions for adult and geriatric patients with neuropsychiatric/mental disorders.

Adult Diagnosis

Integrates scientific knowledge and cultural context to develop diagnoses for adult and geriatric patients with symptoms of neuropsychiatric/mental disorders.

Adult Assessment

Performs comprehensive assessments of adult and geriatric patients with symptoms of neuropsychiatric/mental disorders.