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Dec 30, 2024
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2023-2025 Catalog Volume XXXI Ver 1
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NSG 5902 Psychiatric Theory & Assessment
Lecture: 2 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 2
The course explores the theoretical foundations of psychiatric disorders. Using the DSM-5 as a logical framework, the definitions and proposed theoretical underpinnings of common psychiatric/mental health disorders are examined. Emphasis is placed on comprehensive psychiatric assessment and the role of standardized assessment instruments in diagnostic formulation, as well as clinical research. Contemporary diagnostic challenges and conundrums are explored as a foundation for advanced psychiatric/mental health nursing study. Ethical and legal principles central to the advanced practice nursing role are examined.
Prerequisite(s): NSG 5110 , NSG 5140 , NSG 5240 , NSG 5340 , NSG 5341
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