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NR548
Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner —
November 2023
Faculty Information
Name: Dixie Zimmerman
Email:
Phone Number: 513-444-7816
Office Hours: By email/appointment only
Hello, I look forward to working with you all. I am a
Kentucky based Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who
has worked with clients across the lifespan. I have
always been passionate about psychiatric nursing and
hope to be a help to you on your journey. Please
email me with any questions or concerns.
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
Course Information
Course Number: NR548
Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-
Course
Title: Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Course Credits: 2
Theory Hours: 2
Clinical Hours: 0
NR500NP or NR500, NR501NP or
NR501, NR503, NR505NP or
NR505,
Prerequisite
s: NR506NP, NR507, NR546,
NR565, NR599
Co-Requisites: NR509
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Course Description
This course expands the knowledge and skills of health assessment
principles to perform a thorough psychiatric mental health assessment. The
Scope and Standards of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice Advanced
Practice Competencies will be introduced. The psychiatric interview will be
explored, including interview techniques.
Students will develop assessment techniques related to psychiatric
history and the review of systems for mental health clients across the
lifespan.
Program Outcomes
Program Outcomes of Chamberlain nursing programs can be found in the
Program Descriptions section of your College Catalog. You can access
your College Catalog at http://www.chamberlain.edu/catalog.
The MSN program outcomes are aligned with the American Association of
Colleges of Nursing publication, The Essentials of Master's Education in
Nursing (2011). Upon completion of the MSN degree program, the
graduate will be able to:
PO: 1
Provide high quality, safe, patient-centered care grounded in
holistic health principles. (Holistic Health & Patient-Centered
Care)
PO: 2
Create a caring environment for achieving quality health
outcomes. (Care- Focused)
PO: 3
Engage in lifelong personal and professional growth through
reflective practice and appreciation of cultural diversity. (Cultural
Humility)
PO: 4
Integrate professional values through scholarship and service in
health care. (Professional Identity)
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PO: 5
Advocates for positive health outcomes through compassionate,
evidence-based, collaborative advanced nursing practice.
(Extraordinary Nursing)
Course Outcomes
Chamberlain College of Nursing courses are built to align course content
with specific Course Outcomes (COs). The COs define the learning objectives
that the student will be required to comprehend and demonstrate by course
completion. The COs that will be covered in detail each week can be found
in the Overview page in that particular week. Whenever possible, a
reference will be made from a particular assignment or discussion back to
the CO that it emphasizes.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following.
CO: 1
Apply advanced practice nursing knowledge to collecting health
history information and examination findings for psychiatric mental
health patients across the lifespan. (POs 1, 2)
Week(s): 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
CO: 2
Adapt health history and mental status examination to the
developmental, gender-related, age-specific, and special
population needs of the individual patient. (POs 1, 2)
Week(s): 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
CO: 3
Perform an appropriate comprehensive history and mental status
exam across the lifespan. (POs 1, 2)
Week(s): 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
CO: 4
Document findings of the history and mental status examination in a
logical and organized sequence. (POs 1, 2)
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PM Syllabus
NR548
Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner —
November 2023
Faculty Information
Name: Dixie Zimmerman
Email:
Phone Number: 513-444-7816
Office Hours: By email/appointment only
Hello, I look forward to working with you all. I am a
Kentucky based Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who
has worked with clients across the lifespan. I have
always been passionate about psychiatric nursing and
hope to be a help to you on your journey. Please
email me with any questions or concerns.
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
Course Information
Course Number: NR548
Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-
Course
Title: Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Course Credits: 2
Theory Hours: 2
Clinical Hours: 0
NR500NP or NR500, NR501NP or
NR501, NR503, NR505NP or
NR505,
Prerequisite
s: NR506NP, NR507, NR546,
NR565, NR599
Co-Requisites: NR509
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Course Description
This course expands the knowledge and skills of health assessment
principles to perform a thorough psychiatric mental health assessment. The
Scope and Standards of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice Advanced
Practice Competencies will be introduced. The psychiatric interview will be
explored, including interview techniques.
Students will develop assessment techniques related to psychiatric
history and the review of systems for mental health clients across the
lifespan.
Program Outcomes
Program Outcomes of Chamberlain nursing programs can be found in the
Program Descriptions section of your College Catalog. You can access
your College Catalog at http://www.chamberlain.edu/catalog.
The MSN program outcomes are aligned with the American Association of
Colleges of Nursing publication, The Essentials of Master's Education in
Nursing (2011). Upon completion of the MSN degree program, the
graduate will be able to:
PO: 1
Provide high quality, safe, patient-centered care grounded in
holistic health principles. (Holistic Health & Patient-Centered
Care)
PO: 2
Create a caring environment for achieving quality health
outcomes. (Care- Focused)
PO: 3
Engage in lifelong personal and professional growth through
reflective practice and appreciation of cultural diversity. (Cultural
Humility)
PO: 4
Integrate professional values through scholarship and service in
health care. (Professional Identity)
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PO: 5
Advocates for positive health outcomes through compassionate,
evidence-based, collaborative advanced nursing practice.
(Extraordinary Nursing)
Course Outcomes
Chamberlain College of Nursing courses are built to align course content
with specific Course Outcomes (COs). The COs define the learning objectives
that the student will be required to comprehend and demonstrate by course
completion. The COs that will be covered in detail each week can be found
in the Overview page in that particular week. Whenever possible, a
reference will be made from a particular assignment or discussion back to
the CO that it emphasizes.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following.
CO: 1
Apply advanced practice nursing knowledge to collecting health
history information and examination findings for psychiatric mental
health patients across the lifespan. (POs 1, 2)
Week(s): 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
CO: 2
Adapt health history and mental status examination to the
developmental, gender-related, age-specific, and special
population needs of the individual patient. (POs 1, 2)
Week(s): 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
CO: 3
Perform an appropriate comprehensive history and mental status
exam across the lifespan. (POs 1, 2)
Week(s): 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
CO: 4
Document findings of the history and mental status examination in a
logical and organized sequence. (POs 1, 2)
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