NURS 7420 - Clinical Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing: Internship I

Hours: 3
The first of three clinical internships that focuses the psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner student on primary assessment and diagnostic skills needed to build appropriate therapeutic interventions with patients throughout the lifespan who exhibit severe mental illness. This first clinical internship focuses on therapy with individuals and groups. Special emphasis is on critical thinking and decision-making, and therapy and psychoeducation as intervention to improve outcomes while beginning to implement the role of the advanced practice psychiatric and mental health nurse. This course requires precepted clinical practice hours.
Prerequisites: NURS 7330, 7340, 7350, and 7410, all with a minimum grade of B-. Open only to PMHNP majors.
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This course has an additional fee.

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NURS 7420 - Clinical Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing: Internship I