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NURS 727

Mental Health Diagnosis and Management of the Adult

Catalog2026-2027
Credits2 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

Advanced psychiatric nursing care of the adult, including assessment diagnosis, health promotion/management, and evaluation.

Requirements

Prerequisites

NURS 701
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): NURS 701.

Units

Lecture2

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • utilize health promotion and disease prevention frameworks in planning care for adults in psychiatric and mental health settings.
  • construct a psychiatric formulation for an adult based on symptoms; history; genetic factors; social and developmental achievements; MSE; coping abilities; and differential diagnoses.
  • identify advanced psychiatric nursing and bio-psychosocial theories to diagnose adults with psychiatric disorders.
  • identify psychopharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in the management of psychiatric disorders in adults using contemporary research of best evidence.
  • analyze initiatives of social justice and the law that determine access, quality, ethical practice, and cultural competence in mental health care for adults.
  • identify strategies for advocacy in the needs of the specialized and vulnerable population of the severe and persistently mentally ill.
  • evaluate outcomes of care related to quality and safety in diagnosis and treatment of adults.