NURS 7230 Applied Concepts for Advanced Psychiatric Nursing
This course is designed to build upon advanced psychiatric nursing skills established during previous courses. Under the guidance of a qualified preceptor, students will demonstrate and improve upon clinical decision-making skills. Students will conduct and document comprehensive psychosocial assessments, utilize critical thinking skills to develop appropriate treatment plans, and assess and document the expected and actual outcomes of therapeutic interventions (non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic) and adjust treatment plans accordingly. Students will rely both on neurobiological and epigenetic knowledge in explaining aberrant patient behavior. The clinical practice requirements are based on the expected competencies for the advanced practice nurse in psychiatric mental health nursing as outlined by the American Nurses Association and the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. Clinical case conferences, peer discussions, collegial consultation via Sakai are designed to assist the student in analyzing multiple variables in psychiatric illness utilizing a problem-solving framework and to determine optimal mental health care for individuals in military within federal health care settings.