Develop 3-4 new?SMART goals for this quarter and the tasks you need to complete to accomplish each goal. Include a timetable for accomplishing them and a description of how you wi

• Develop 3–4 new SMART goals for this quarter and the tasks you need to complete to accomplish each goal. Include a timetable for accomplishing them and a description of how you will measure your progress.
• Describe resources you would use to accomplish your goals and tasks, such as ways to participate in a study group or review course, mnemonics and other mental strategies, and print or online resources you could use to study.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is designed to help nurse practitioner (NP) students synthesize their knowledge and clinical skills in order to provide care to patients with complex health conditions. Continuing from the lifespan approach, students in this final psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) course build on content and skills from previous courses to develop clinical competence necessary to treat patients across the lifespan in mental health settings. Students explore how to select assessment approaches for patients across the lifespan, formulate differential diagnoses, and apply diagnostic criteria, appropriate diagnostic testing, and diagnostic case formulation. The student will use both psychotherapeutic approaches and psychopharmacologic approaches to develop treatment plans for psychiatric mental health conditions. Classroom activities and case studies enable students to explore the salient nurse practitioner practice issues involved in the delivery of safe, competent, high-quality, and cost-effective care of patients in a dynamic healthcare system. Course assessments emphasize the application of knowledge in the management of patients and collaboration among the advanced practice nurse and the patient, family, and interprofessional healthcare team.