NUR 687 - Advanced Practice Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing II

This is the second of three sequential theory courses in the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner concentration. The mental needs of children and adolescents in the context of families are explored. Developmental frameworks are utilized to examine common psychiatric diagnoses including symptom clusters and comorbidities. Emphases are on the approaches to assessment, diagnosis, and management of children and adolescents with a range of mental needs reflective of evidence-based research.

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Credits: 3

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Course Type: Nursing