NURS 763: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Practicum I, II, & III: Across the Lifespan
Credit hours : (1-12) Variable Credits Instructional Method: Clinical
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing in Nursing & Nursing 760, 761, 762
This course provides supervised clinical training in the role of the Psychiatric Mental
Health Nurse Practitioner working with populations across the lifespan, including
children, adolescents, adults and older adults in a variety of settings. Experiences
emphasize clinical decision-making and evidence-based treatment modalities in an interprofessional
environment with focus on competencies in the ethical, collaborative, and evidence-based
treatment for children, adolescents, adults and geriatric populations with acute and
chronic mental health disorders.
Conduct of Course
Focus of this clinical course is on psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and a variety
of evidence-based therapeutic treatment modalities relevant to individuals, groups,
and families; emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention strategies for children,
adolescents, adults and geriatric populations.
Practicum hours are defined as:
1) Direct contact with patients/family in the delivery of advanced practice care, which may include synchronous supervised direct patient care in accordance with the 福利导在线观看 Preceptor and Clinical Site Affiliation Agreement.
2) Completing patient care activities (e. g. clinical documentation, preceptor consultation,
interprofessional collaboration) in support of direct care.
3). Completion of a minimum of 150 hours in each population category, e.g., child
and adolescent, adult and geriatric. Total clinical hours required across the life
span are 540 hours with 40 hours available for approved educational activities.
Review and Approval
Published May 11, 2015
Revised June 2022