NUR 571 Psychiatric Assessment, Diagnostics and
This course provides the psychiatric mental healthnurse practitioner the foundations for mentalhealth assessment of patients across the lifespan.Emphasis is on development of a holistic andculturally sensitive comprehensive evidence-basedassessment process; the DSM 5 criteria provideguidance for the diagnostic process along withother authoritative resources. The mental statusexam, psycho-social history-taking, laboratorydata, genetic diagnostics, and screening tools areused to identify mental health problems. Basicpsychopharmacology is introduced.
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Four hours of theory per week/120 hours of clinical application per semester.