PRAC Courses:

PRAC 6635 - Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning Practicum

(2 credits)

Advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nurses need to have the knowledge and ability to provide safe, competent, and comprehensive mental health assessments to patients in mental health settings across the lifespan. Students in this course apply assessment skills to include psychiatric interviewing, history taking, and examination to gather patient data to inform diagnosis. They also apply knowledge of psychopathology and diagnostic reasoning in clinical settings for health promotion and psychiatric assessment, and to develop differential diagnosis for patients with psychiatric and substance use disorders across the lifespan. Students synthesize their knowledge from previous coursework and professional experiences to develop advanced communication and documentation skills. 

Course Sequence Policy: Must be the first PRAC (practicum) course. Cannot be taken concurrently with any other NRNP (didactic) or PRAC (practicum) course, except for the corresponding NRNP (didactic) 6635 course.

Pre-requisites

• NRNP 6635 (may be concurrent) 
• NURS 6052
• NURS 6501
• NURS 6512
• NURS 6521
• NURS 6630