Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: Management of Chronic Illness

4 Hours

Analyze and apply physiological, psychosocial, spiritual, and environmental concepts to treat selected patients with chronic illness under supervised instruction in clinical agencies. Focus on dynamics of chronic illness and related psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner roles. Explore concepts relevant to the management of complex and chronic health care problems often comorbid with psychiatric illness. Nursing 480T and Nurse Professional 480T may not both be counted. Two lecture hours and eight laboratory hours a week for one semester.