Full Course Description

Psychiatric Mental Health NP Certification Review Course

Dear future PMHNP-BC,

Now that you have completed your Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program, you have one last step! You must sit for the certification exam so that you can earn your PMHNP-BC™ credential and begin to practice.

But you learned so much….so you need to review everything you learned over the past semesters in order to be prepared and PASS the exam the first time!

My online review course goes through every topic that is on the exam so that you can identify areas that might need more study and have the necessary information about what is on the exam.

I will follow the latest exam blueprint to deliver the most up-to-date information on what to expect and timely tips on how to best prepare to take the exam.

In easy-to-follow videos you can watch (and re-watch) at your own pace, my course will equip you with the latest information on how to prepare for the exam and what topics you will be asked about.

You'll walk away feeling fully prepared to sit for your certification exam and begin your practice as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.

Register for my course now and begin to prepare for the next step in your career!

Yours in education & success,
Kirby P. Williams, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Program Information

Objectives

  1. Identify the blueprint content for the PMHNP certification exam.
  2. Apply tips for exam success during practice questions.
  3. Outline the pathophysiology and neurophysiology of the most common psychiatric diagnoses.
  4. Determine the DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria for the most common psychiatric diagnoses.
  5. Manage psychopharmacotherapeutic treatment, including selection and management, for the most common psychiatric diagnoses.
  6. Differentiate between mental health screening tools used in practice.
  7. Determine screening tools for substance use and appropriate application in practice.
  8. Discuss complementary and alternative treatments used in psychiatric mental health management plans.
  9. Develop and implement psychotherapy plans.
  10. Develop a professional approach using ethical, legal principles, and cultural care.

Outline

I. Scientific Foundation

  • Knowledge
    1. Advanced pathophysiology
    2. Advanced pharmacology (eg, contraindications, interactions, adverse effects)
    3. Advanced psychopharmacology (eg, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, extrapyramidal symptoms [EPS], neuroleptic malignant syndrome [NMS])
    4. Neurodevelopment
    5. Neuroanatomy
    6. Neurophysiology
    7. Psychogenomics (eg, gene-drug interactions, heritability)
       
  • Skill
    1. Advanced physical assessment

II. Advanced Practice Skills

  • Skill
    1. Clinical interviewing (eg, open-ended questions, nonverbal communication, motivational interviewing)
    2. Health promotion and disease prevention (eg, models, strategies)
    3. Mental health screening tool selection and interpretation (eg, PHQ-9, GAD-7, Vanderbilt ADHD)
    4. Mental status exam
    5. Psychiatric emergency management (eg, suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation)
    6. Psychoeducation (eg, presentation method, topic selection)
    7. Recovery and resilience promotion
    8. Risk assessment
    9. Substance use screening tool selection and interpretation (eg, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test [AUDIT], Drug Abuse Screening Test [DAST], Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment Alcohol Scale [CIWA], Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale [COWS])

III. Diagnosis and Treatment

  • Knowledge
    1. DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria
    2. Complementary and alternative treatments
  • Skill
    1. Diagnostic and laboratory test selection and interpretation
    2. Diagnosis (including differentials)
    3. Evidence-based practice (eg, medication dosing, off-label use, psychotherapy selection)
    4. Psychopharmacotherapeutic management (eg, selection, monitoring)
    5. Pharmacotherapeutic management (eg, selection, monitoring)

IV. Psychotherapy and Related Theories

  • Knowledge
    1. Psychotherapy principles (eg, cognitive behavioral therapy, humanistic, interpersonal, behavioral)
    2. Change theories (eg, Transtheoretical Model, Lewin's Change Theory)
    3. Developmental theories 4. Family theories (eg, structural, narrative)
  • Skill
    1. Therapeutic alliance development and management (eg, empathy, boundaries, psychotherapy facilitation, trauma-informed approach)

V. Ethics, Legal Principles, and Cultural Care

  • Knowledge
    1. Patient's Bill of Rights (eg, informed consent, treatment options)
    2. Scope of confidentiality (eg, release of information, duty to warn)
    3. ANA Scope and Standards of Practice: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
  • Skill
    1. Cultural and spiritual competence (eg, differences in belief systems, existentialism, social determinants of mental health, risk factors, barriers)
    2. Equity, diversity, and inclusion (eg, specific populations, sexual orientation, gender identity)
    3. Ethics in clinical decision making (eg, involuntary treatment, least restrictive care, decision making capacity, bioethical principles)
    4. Patient advocacy (eg, educational accommodations, disabilities accommodations, FMLA)

VI. Preparing for the Exam

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners

Copyright : 03/21/2023