NURSE 6721: Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health

Course Description

This course builds upon previous courses in advanced pathophysiology, advanced pharmacology, and advanced physical assessment to provide a foundation for students to assume advanced practice nursing roles in health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis, and assessment of mental health and psychiatric illness across the lifespan and within the family context. Students will synthesize prior learning and apply therapeutic strategies to learning about the foundations of mental health, including diagnostic criteria for psychiatric illness and potential neurobiological causes, along with common psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological treatment modalities. Students will learn the components of the psychiatric interview, including techniques for thorough completion.