Nr 548 reviewspdf Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

o History of PMHNP Role ▪ First graduate program in psychiatric nursing -Rutgers University awarded first graduate degree in PMH nursing in 50s -Hildegarde Peplau created first graduate program -First APN role was PMH clinical nurse specialist ▪ From hospitals to OP -Began in late 1950s -Contributing factors included establishment of Medicare/Medicaid in 1965, changing rules governing involuntary confinement, and passage of legislation supporting construction of community MH centers...