NURS 7172 - Advanced Medical and Psychiatric Care for Children

6 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Admission to graduate PMHN Program, NURS 7000, NURS 7120, NURS 7140, NURS 7170, NURS 7310, NURS 7320, NURS 7340, NURS 7420, NURS 7500, NURS 7550, NURS 7600, NURS 7900.
Description
This course focuses on the integrative (physical and mental healthassessment of the individual child, adolescents, and family group that supports the child. The course will examine national priorities for integrative mental and physical health care and a critical analysis of the current delivery system. This course will also focus on the role of the advanced practice nurse in caring for children and adolescents and their family constellations with common health and mental health problems in collaboration with the family including anticipatory guidance and parenting behaviors. Students will engage in nursing and psychosocial diagnostic decision making in a variety of clinical scenarios. Current treatment modalities diagnostic reasoning and management based on patho-physiological findings in the integrative care of children and adolescents will be examined.