NURG 774 - Psychiatric Mental Health III (3)

The role of the advanced psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of adult and geriatric patients and families will be explored. This course examines treatment modalities for advanced practice psychiatric mental health nursing, with a particular focus on the adult and geriatric patient. In addition, this course focuses on advanced knowledge of psychobiological information in conjunction with the use of psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions. Prereqs: NURG 772 and NURG 773. Offered: Fall.