DNP
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NURS 5862 Student Learning Outcomes: Practicum: Diagnosis & Management of the Psych
Client for PMHNP I
On completion of the course, the learner will be able to:
- Demonstrate advanced assessment skills to complete a full psychiatric evaluation.
- Develop appropriate differential diagnoses with a prioritized problem list for acute
and chronic psychiatric disorders across the lifespan.
- Communicate and document data collected from psychiatric history and physical in an
organized and professional format.
- Utilize evidence based psychopharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions
in the management of complex acute and chronic psychiatric disorders across the lifespan.
- Demonstrate improving skills as a member of an interprofessional health care team
in the delivery of quality mental health care.
- Foster professional growth and advanced practice nursing role development via critical
self-evaluation of clinical practice experiences.
- Utilize legal and ethical decision-making in the provision of complex acute and chronic
mental health care in the primary, secondary, and tertiary care settings.
- Collaborate, consult, and refer as appropriate with other health care professionals
and community providers.
- Apply skills in peer review to promote a culture of excellence.
- Formulate an evidence-based strategy in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of
patients across the lifespan.
- Participate in professional organizations and activities that influence advanced practice
nursing.
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NURS 5863 Student Learning Outcomes: Practicum: Diagnosis & Management of the Primary
Care Client for the PMHNP II
On completion of the course, the learner will be able to:
- Demonstrate advancing assessment skills to complete a full psychiatric evaluation.
- Develop appropriate differential diagnoses with a prioritized problem list for acute
and chronic psychiatric disorders across the lifespan.
- Communicate and document data collected from psychiatric history and physical in an
organized and professional format.
- Utilize evidence based psychopharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions
in the management of complex acute and chronic psychiatric disorders across the lifespan.
- Demonstrate improving skills as a member of an interprofessional health care team
in the delivery of quality mental health care.
- Foster professional growth and advanced practice nursing role development via critical
self-evaluation of clinical practice experiences.
- Utilize legal and ethical decision-making in the provision of complex acute and chronic
mental health care in the primary, secondary, and tertiary care settings.
- Collaborates, consults, and refers as appropriate with other health care professionals
and community providers.
- Applies skills in peer review to promote a culture of excellence.
- Formulates an evidence-based strategy in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment
of patients across the lifespan.
- Participates in professional organizations and activities that influence advanced
practice nursing.
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NURS 5864 Student Learning Outcomes: Final PMHNP Practicum
On completion of the course, the learner will be able to:
- Provide comprehensive, culturally competent care for individuals and families across
the lifespan
- Articulate organized, accurate, and concise professional communication in both documentation
and oral presentations.
- Collaborate, consult and refer as appropriate with other health care professionals
and community providers.
- Display professional, ethical, and legal behavior.
- Demonstrate appropriate billing and coding.
- Foster professional growth and role transition via critical self-evaluation of clinical
practice experiences.
- Implement the DNP role in an organized, efficient, and progressively independent manner.
- Formulate an evidence-based strategy in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of
patients across the lifespan.
- Participate in professional organizations and activities that influence advanced practice
nursing.
- Display professional, ethical, and legal behavior in accordance with advanced practice
nursing standards.
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