PMHNP Practicum IV: Transition to Practice
This practicum prepares students for independent psychiatric mental health advanced practice nursing. The course emphasis is on full integration of clinical skills, decision-making, and professional roles to prepare competent, independent practitioners who are practice ready.
Outcomes: Provide independent, comprehensive care that integrates diagnostic reasoning, evidence-based practice, and clinical judgment in managing patients with complex psychiatric mental health diagnoses; Lead interprofessional teams to enhance patient safety, quality, and care outcomes; Utilize health information technologies to improve patient care and outcomes; Reflect on practice experiences to identify areas for continued professional development and lifelong learning as a nurse practitioner; Uphold ethical principles in psychiatric mental health practice, including patient autonomy, confidentiality, collaboration, and informed consent; Facilitate shared decision-making opportunities appropriate to the individual and family members' culture, resources, and health literacy; Integrate mental health promotion and relapse prevention for patients and families; Lead individual and group therapy.
Outcomes: Provide independent, comprehensive care that integrates diagnostic reasoning, evidence-based practice, and clinical judgment in managing patients with complex psychiatric mental health diagnoses; Lead interprofessional teams to enhance patient safety, quality, and care outcomes; Utilize health information technologies to improve patient care and outcomes; Reflect on practice experiences to identify areas for continued professional development and lifelong learning as a nurse practitioner; Uphold ethical principles in psychiatric mental health practice, including patient autonomy, confidentiality, collaboration, and informed consent; Facilitate shared decision-making opportunities appropriate to the individual and family members' culture, resources, and health literacy; Integrate mental health promotion and relapse prevention for patients and families; Lead individual and group therapy.