Special Considerations Related to Children and Adolescents; Ethical and Legal Issues

At this point in your program, you have completed specialization area courses on important individual components of PMHNP work: psychopharmacology, diagnostic reasoning and assessment, and psychotherapy. While you hopefully have been able to see (and implement, in your practicums) the connections between these components, in this and the following course, NRNP 6675, you fully focus on this synthesis of knowledge as you begin the final bridge toward advanced practice nursing.

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You begin this course in Module 1 with a review of two foundational areas of clinical knowledge, assessment and prescribing. Your assignments are focused on how these areas are impacted by age and developmental level for patients who are children and adolescents. Additionally, you will delve into ethical and legal issues that may impact your clinical work with patients across the lifespan. It will be important in this course to take a lifespan approach to your studies because, in your final two practicum experiences, you will be required to see at minimum 40 child/adolescent patients and 40 adult/older adult patients.

As you look toward your future career as a PMHNP, it is also time to begin formally planning and studying for the PMHNP certification exam. You will take the first steps toward this aim by taking a pretest of the material that will be on the PMHNP certification exam and developing a study plan based on its results.

What’s Happening This Module?

This course is composed of three modules over the span of 11 weeks. Each module consists of an overarching topic, and each week within the module includes specific subtopics for learning. As you work through each module, you will have an opportunity to draw upon the knowledge you gain in various assignment components that are due throughout each of the modules.

Module 1—Special Considerations Related to Children and Adolescents; Ethical and Legal Issues—is a 3-week module that focuses on assessment of and prescribing for children and adolescents. You also explore ethical and legal considerations of working with patients across the lifespan. Additionally, you will begin to formally prepare for your PMHNP certification exam.

What do I have to do?	When do I have to do it?
Review your Learning Resources.	Days 1–7, Weeks 1–3
Discussion: Comprehensive Integrated Psychiatric Assessment	Post by Day 3 of Week 1 and respond to your colleagues by Day 6 of Week 1.
Discussion: Ethical and Legal Foundations of PMHNP Care	Post by Day 3 of Week 2 and respond to your colleagues by Day 6 of Week 2.
Assignment: Certification Exam Pretest	Complete by Day 7 of Week 2.
Assignment: Prescribing for Children and Adolescents	Complete by Day 7 of Week 3.
Assignment: Study Plan	Complete by Day 7 of Week 3.

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