PMH/506
Psychiatric Mental Healthcare Across The Life Span
Course level: Graduate
Christine O.
BSA
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 on previous courses and has an emphasis on the care of patients with psychiatric symptoms across the lifespan (i.e., children, adults, and geriatric). The clinical component focuses the nurse practitioner student on primary diagnostic and assessment skills needed to determine appropriate therapies for patients with neuropsychiatric/mental disorders.
Earn these career-relevant skills in weeks, not years.
Practice Safely
Creates and maintains a physically and psychologically secure environment to provide safe, quality care for patients with neuropsychiatric/mental disorders across the lifespan.
Practice Lawfully
Synthesizes laws and regulations related to the care of patients diagnosed with neuropsychiatric/mental disorders across the lifespan.
Evaluate Outcomes
Evaluates outcomes and revises treatment plans for patients with neuropsychiatric/mental disorders across the lifespan.
Treat Mental Disorders
Applies and/or refers for evidence-based self-care management, psychotherapy, and/or psychopharmacology in the treatment of neuropsychiatric/mental disorders across the lifespan.
Plan Care
Leads and/or collaborates with an interprofessional team to develop an inclusive and comprehensive plan of care for patients diagnosed with neuropsychiatric/mental disorders across the lifespan.
Formulate Diagnosis
Formulates neuropsychiatric/mental disorder diagnoses for patients across the lifespan using diverse sources of evidence to include the clinical history, sociocultural, psychological, and biological factors.
Assessment
Demonstrates a comprehensive approach to the assessment of the patient with neuropsychiatric complaints across the lifespan.
Prevent Mental Disorders
Applies knowledge from nursing and other disciplines to advance primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of neuropsychiatric disorders across the lifespan.