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Dec 07, 2025
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University General Course Catalog 2020-2021 ARCHIVED CATALOG: LINKS AND CONTENT ARE OUT OF DATE. CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR.
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NURS 726 - MH Diagnosis and Management of Children and Adolescents (2 units)
Advanced psychiatric nursing care of children and adolescents: including assessment, diagnosis, health promotion/management, and evaluation.
Units of Lecture: 2
Offered: Every Fall
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. utilize health promotion and disease prevention frameworks in planning care for children and adolescents in psychiatric and mental health settings.
2. modify interviewing and assessment frameworks for children and adolescents in psychiatric-mental health settings.
3. construct a psychiatric formulation for a child or adolescent based on symptoms; psychiatric and medical history; genetic factors; family dynamics; social and developmental achievements; MSE; coping abilities, and differential diagnoses.
4. identify advanced psychiatric nursing and bio-psychosocial theories to diagnose children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders.
5. identify psychopharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in the management of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents using contemporary research of best evidence.
6. analyze initiatives of social justice that enhance access, quality, ethical practice, and cultural competence in mental health care for children and adolescents.
7. identify strategies for advocacy in the needs of the specialized and vulnerable populations of mentally ill children and adolescents.
8. evaluate outcomes of care related to quality and safety in diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents.
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