University of North Alabama
This is a foundational course and practicum for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner student. Students will be introduced to theoretical content and clinical practice guidelines for assessing, diagnosing, and intervening in dysfunctional coping patterns and psychiatric disorders of individuals across the lifespan. The DSM-5 (Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) will be used as the basis for diagnostic nomenclature across the lifespan.
4 credits
NU 651
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