PMH 760 Mental Health & Illness Foundations

Credits: 1
The purpose of this course is to build a foundation for practice as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. The role of the PMHNP is discussed with attention to development of the role, ethics and legal considerations. Health promotion is emphasized as a critical aspect of care delivery in mental health practice. Students will analyze the social and contextual factors that have influenced mental health systems of care, psychiatric mental health nursing and inform current practice.

Graded: A-F
May be taken only once for credit