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Walden UniversityNRNP 6665: PMHNP Care Across the Lifespan I
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Syllabus
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this course.
Student Support and Calendar Information
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Credit Hours
3 credits in 11 weeks
Walden University assigns credit hours based on the number and type of assignments
that enable students to achieve the course learning objectives. In general, each
semester credit equals about 42 hours of total student work and each quarter credit
equals about 28 hours of total student work. This time requirement represents an
approximate average for undergraduate work and the minimum expectations for
graduate work. The number and kind of activities estimated to fulfill time requirements
will vary by degree level and student learning style, and by student familiarity with the
delivery method and course content.
,Course Description
Working from a lifespan approach, this course brings together diagnosis and treatment
planning in psychiatry. Topics include psychiatric assessment, application of diagnostic
criteria, diagnostic formulation, differential diagnosis, psychopharmacology, and
appropriate labs and diagnostics. The learner will select a combination of
psychotherapeutic modalities coupled with psychopharmacologic approaches to treat
common psychiatric mental health conditions across the lifespan. Legal and ethical
considerations for working with clients across the lifespan will be addressed. Students
build confidence as they continue to transition from the role of registered nurse to that of
advanced practice nurse.
Course Prerequisites
NURS 6630: Psychopharmacological Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology
NRNP 6635: Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning
PRAC 6635: Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning Practicum
NRNP 6645: Psychotherapy With Multiple Modalities
PRAC 6645: Psychotherapy With Multiple Modalities Practicum
Course Learning Outcomes
By the conclusion of this course, you should be able to:
1. Analyze psychiatric assessment strategies and tools
2. Analyze ethical and legal issues relevant to advanced practice nursing in mental
health settings
3. Apply knowledge to prepare for certification as a nurse practitioner
4. Evaluate evidence-based treatment approaches for mental health disorders across
the lifespan
5. Analyze factors that inform the expression, course, and prevalence of
psychopathology
6. Assess patients across the lifespan with mental health disorders
7. Develop differential diagnoses for patients across the lifespan with mental health
disorders
, 8. Develop comprehensive treatment plans for patients across the lifespan with mental
health disorders
9. Develop patient education materials to address patient health needs
College of Nursing Alignment of Learner Outcomes
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Outcomes:
Document: NRNP 6665 College of Nursing Alignment of Learning Outcomes
(PDF)
Course Materials
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obtaining the correct version of any course texts and/or materials noted in the following
section. When you receive your materials, make sure that all required items are
included.
Course Text
Hilt, R. J., & Nussbaum, A. M. (2016). DSM-5 pocket guide for child and
adolescent mental health. American Psychiatric Association Publishing.
Note: This text is available in the Walden University Library.
Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2015). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of
psychiatry (11th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
Note: You should already have this book from prior coursework.
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