Practicum for Complex and Chr

This course is the second precepted clinical practicum designed to facilitate in preparing the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner for the complex role for providing mental health care for children, adolescents, adults and families with chronic and complex psychiatric illness. Learners will participate in a variety of clinical settings where emphasis will be placed on medication and therapeutic management while integrating evidence-based approaches to different therapeutic modalities of care. Emphasis on psychiatric assessment, psychiatric diagnosis, differential diagnosis and co-morbidities will be incorporated throughout this clinical experience. Synthesis of evidence-based management in concert with the socio-cultural, environmental, economic, spiritual and physical needs of the patient and family will be emphasized. Examination of the social, physical, economic, familial, spiritual and societal impacts of severe mental illness will incorporate local and world views as well as advocacy opportunities for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. This course requires students to attend a face-to-face Immersion, 280 clinical hours and there is an associated clinical course fee. This course is graded on a Pass/No Pass basis.