Nursing Graduate (NURS)

In this course advanced practice registered nursing students will develop competencies in prescribing and monitoring medications commonly used with patients across the lifespan who have psychiatric mental health disorders using an evidence-based, equitable, person-centered, primary health care framework.

This course focuses on psychotherapeutic screening, assessment and diagnosis of psychiatric disorders and behavioral/mental health problems, with a focus on: early diagnosis leading to appropriate treatment, at risk populations, consideration of diverse populations, and use of psychopharmacotherapeutics across the lifespan. Current research and epidemiological trends in psychiatric mental health care are utilized for the screening, assessment, and diagnosis of psychopathology across the lifespan. Clinical settings allow students to apply assessment and intervention strategies to assist patients with the maintenance and restoration of their highest level of mental health.

This course builds upon the student’s proficiency in comprehensive mental health evaluation across the lifespan within the context of family, community, and culture. Using an evidence-based practice framework the student will apply health promotion, disease prevention and screening recommendations, and assess and manage most common acute and chronic mental health illnesses. Students will demonstrate knowledge of advanced mental health pathophysiology, and pharmacologic interventions according to current standards of care across the lifespan in primary health care and mental health clinical settings while learning the PMHNP’s role and responsibilities in the provision of patient centered, ethical, culturally competent care.

This course focuses on psychotherapeutic management of psychiatric disorders and behavioral/mental health problems, with a focus on early diagnosis and appropriate treatment, at risk populations, and use of psychopharmacotherapeutics across the lifespan. Current research and epidemiological trends in psychiatric mental health care are utilized for the selection of pertinent constructs to be addressed and therapies to be explored. Opportunities are provided for examination and application of individual, self, group and marital/couples therapies across the lifespan in various clinical practice settings. Clinical settings allow students to apply assessment and intervention strategies to assist patients with the maintenance and restoration of their highest level of mental health. Student must meet with the clinical faculty during the semester preceding their enrollment to arrange for the clinical component of this course.

This course builds upon the student’s proficiency in comprehensive mental health evaluation across the lifespan within the context of family, community, and culture. Using an evidence-based practice framework the student will apply health promotion, disease prevention and screening recommendations, and assess and manage most common acute and chronic mental health illnesses. Students will demonstrate knowledge of advanced mental health pathophysiology, and pharmacologic interventions according to current standards of care across the lifespan in primary health care and mental health clinical settings while learning the PMHNP’s role and responsibilities in the provision of patient centered, ethical, culturally competent care.

This course is designed to assist the student to gain proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation across the lifespan. Using an evidence-based, equitable, person-centered, primary health care framework, the student will develop skills in history taking, cultural assessment, risk assessment, health promotion/disease prevention, and appropriate documentation. This skill set will enable the student to develop interviewing and physical assessment skills consistent with advanced practice nursing.

This course is designed to assist the student to gain proficiency in clinical and diagnostic reasoning across the lifespan. Using an evidence-based, equitable, person-centered, primary health care framework, the student will expand their knowledge and skills in focused history taking and physical assessment, diagnostic study interpretation, health promotion/disease prevention planning, and appropriate documentation. This skill set will enable the student to formulate and prioritize differential diagnoses consistent with advanced practice nursing.

This course is designed to assist the student to gain proficiency in clinical and diagnostic reasoning in the adult and older adult population. Using an evidence-based, equitable, person-centered, primary health care framework, the student will expand their knowledge and skills in focused history taking and physical assessment, diagnostic study interpretation, health promotion/disease prevention planning, and appropriate documentation. This skill set will enable the student to formulate and prioritize differential diagnoses consistent with advanced practice nursing.

This course is designed to assist the student to gain proficiency in clinical and diagnostic reasoning to provide comprehensive mental health care across the lifespan. Using an evidence-based, equitable, person-centered, primary health care framework, the student will apply the knowledge and skills of psychopathology to health promotion and psychiatric assessment. This skill set will enable the student to formulate and prioritize differential diagnoses for patients with psychiatric and substance use disorders consistent with advanced practice nursing.

This course builds upon the student's proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation across the lifespan within the context of family and community. Using an evidence-based practice framework the student will assess and manage most common acute and chronic illnesses, including demonstration of knowledge of pathophysiology, and pharmacologic interventions according to current standards of care. The didactic component of this course will focus on the care of clients with cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, gastrointestinal, and reproductive/genitourinary conditions, and the family nurse practitioner’s role and responsibilities in the provision of this care.

This course builds upon the student’s proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation across the lifespan within the context of family and community. Using an evidence-based practice framework the student will assess and manage most common acute and chronic illnesses, including demonstration of knowledge of path physiology, and pharmacologic interventions according to current standards of care. The didactic component of this course will focus on the care of clients with renal, musculoskeletal, immunologic conditions, psychiatric and mental health conditions, neurologic conditions, and the family nurse practitioner’s role and responsibilities in the provision of this care.

This course builds upon the student’s proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation within the context of acute care disease management of the adult and older adult population. Using an evidence-based practice framework the student will assess and manage acute and chronic illnesses, including demonstration of knowledge of pathophysiology and pharmacologic interventions according to current standards of care. The didactic component of this course will focus on role development, physical assessment, pharmacology, diagnostic testing, and billing and coding which are integral for the acute care nurse practitioner’s practice.

This course builds upon the student’s proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation within the context of acute care disease management of the adult and older adult population. Using an evidence-based practice framework the student will assess and manage acute and chronic illnesses, including demonstration of knowledge of pathophysiology and pharmacologic interventions according to current standards of care. The didactic component of this course will focus on role development, physical assessment, pharmacology, diagnostic testing, and billing and coding which are integral for the acute care nurse practitioner’s practice.

This course builds upon the student’s proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation within the context of acute care disease management of the adult and older adult population. Using evidence based practice framework the student will assess and manage acute and chronic illnesses, including demonstration of knowledge of pathophysiology, and pharmacologic interventions according to current standards of care. The didactic component of this course will focus on role development, physical assessment, pharmacology, diagnostic testing, and billing and coding which are integral for the acute care nurse practitioner’s practice.

This course builds upon the student’s proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation within the context of acute care disease management of the adult and older adult population. Using evidence based practice framework the student will assess and manage acute and chronic illnesses, including demonstration of knowledge of pathophysiology, and pharmacologic interventions according to current standards of care. The didactic component of this course will focus on cardiovascular, pulmonary, GI and renal disease presentations in the acute care setting.

This course builds upon the student’s proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation within the context of acute care disease management of the adult and older adult population. Using an evidence-based practice framework the student will assess and manage acute and chronic illnesses, including demonstration of knowledge of pathophysiology and pharmacologic interventions according to current standards of care. The didactic component of this course will focus on cardiovascular, pulmonary, GI and renal disease presentations in the acute care setting.

This course builds upon the student’s proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation within the context of cute care disease management of the adult and older population. Using evidence based practice framework the student will assess and manage acute and chronic illnesses, including demonstration of knowledge of pathophysiology, and pharmacologic interventions according to current standards of care. The didactic component of this course will focus on neurological, infectious disease, endocrine, and trauma presentation in the acute care settling.

This course builds upon the student’s proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation within the context of acute care disease management of the adult and older adult population. Using an evidence-based practice framework the student will assess and manage acute and chronic illnesses, including demonstration of knowledge of pathophysiology and pharmacologic interventions according to current standards of care. The didactic component of this course will focus on cardiovascular, pulmonary, GI and renal disease presentations in the acute care setting.

Clinical Practicum I. The practicum builds upon the student's proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation across the lifespan within the context of family, community and culture. Using and evidence-based practice framework the student will apply health promotion, disease prevention and screening recommendations, and access and manage most common acute chronic illnesses. Students will demonstrate knowledge of advanced pathophysiology, and pharmacologic interventions according to current standards of care across the lifespan in primary health care clinical settings while learning the family nurse practitioner's role and responsibilities in the provision of patient centered, ethical, culturally competent care. Restriction/Requirement: Health clearance required

The practicum builds upon the student's proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation across the lifespan within the context of family, community, and culture. Using an evidence-based practice framework the student will apply health promotion, disease prevention and screening recommendations, and assess and mange most common acute chronic illnesses. Students will demonstrate knowledge of advanced pathophysiology, and pharmacologic interventions according to current standards of care across the lifespan in health care clinical settings while learning the family nurse practitioner's role and responsibilities in the provision of patient centered, ethical, culturally competent care. Restriction/Requirement:Health clearance required.

The practicum builds upon the student’s proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation across the lifespan within the context of family, community and culture. Using an evidence-based practice framework the student will apply health promotion, disease prevention and screening recommendations and asses and manage most common acute and chronic illnesses. Students will demonstrate knowledge of advanced pathophysiology and pharmacologic interventions according to current standards of care across the lifespan in primary health care clinical settings while learning the family nurse practitioner’s role and responsibilities in the provision of patient centered, ethical, culturally competent care.

The practicum builds upon the student’s proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation across the lifespan within the context of family, community and culture. Using an evidence-based practice framework the student will apply health promotion, disease prevention and screening recommendations and asses and manage most common acute and chronic illnesses. Students will demonstrate knowledge of advanced pathophysiology and pharmacologic interventions according to current standards of care across the lifespan in primary health care clinical settings while learning the family nurse practitioner’s role and responsibilities in the provision of patient centered, ethical, culturally competent care.

Clinical Practicum V. The practicum builds upon the student’s proficiency in comprehensive health evaluation across the lifespan within the context of family, community and culture. Using an evidence-based practice framework the student will apply health promotion, disease prevention and screening recommendations and asses and manage most common acute and chronic illnesses. Students will demonstrate knowledge of advanced pathophysiology and pharmacologic interventions according to current standards of care across the lifespan in primary health care clinical settings while learning the family nurse practitioner’s role and responsibilities in the provision of patient centered, ethical, culturally competent care.

In this course the advanced practice nursing student will use their base of knowledge in pathophysiology to gain greater understanding of the normal physiologic and pathologic mechanisms of disease across the lifespan. Progression from the cellular level provides the advanced practice nursing student with a broad flexible understanding of human physiology, pathology, genetics/genomics, which is foundational for clinical assessment and decision-making in the management of individuals. This course emphasizes broad categories of interventions and relevant research.

In this course advanced practice registered nursing students will use their base of knowledge in pharmacology to select and apply therapeutic regimens for a variety of common conditions across the lifespan using an evidence-based, equitable, person-centered, primary health care framework. This will include safety and efficacy of self-prescribed medications, herbs, and supplements; immunizations; the choice of safe and effective medication regimens, therapeutic drug monitoring for specific clinical endpoints, monitoring for toxicology and adverse effects; and educating patients about their prescribed therapy to encourage patient participation. This course meets the New York State guidelines for prescription writing.

This course focuses on the culmination of skill sets allowing for the comprehensive management of psychiatric disorders and behavior/mental health problems in patient populations across the lifespan. Current research and epidemiological trends in psychiatric mental health care are utilized in the clinical opportunities for screening, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and medication management of various patient populations across the lifespan. The clinical settings allow opportunities for the students to collaborate with the various disciplines while applying assessment and intervention strategies to assist patients with the maintenance and restoration of their highest level of mental health. The students will practice appropriate personal and professional boundaries and identify various professional and therapeutic resources for their patient populations.

This course focuses on the culmination of skill sets allowing for the comprehensive management of psychiatric disorders and behavior/mental health problems in patient populations across the lifespan. Current research and epidemiological trends in psychiatric mental health care are utilized in the clinical opportunities for screening, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and medication management of various patient populations across the lifespan. The clinical settings allow opportunities for the students to collaborate with the various disciplines while applying assessment and intervention strategies to assist patients with the maintenance and restoration of their highest level of mental health. The students will practice appropriate personal and professional boundaries and identify various professional and therapeutic resources for their patient populations.

This clinically oriented project-based precepted leadership experience provides the framework whereby students demonstrate the skills needed to conduct initiatives required as an educator in academic and/or practice environments. Precepted leadership experiences enable the student to collect and analyze data and to utilize evidence-based practice principles in the identification and application of strategies to meet the educational needs of nurses or of undergraduate students. There will be a focus on an area of clinical practice expertise. The course emphasizes intra and interdisciplinary work including consultation, collaboration and partnership development. Course faculty mentor students and discuss progress in their precepted learning experience. Application of the concepts, strategies and role learned in prereqs specialty core courses serve as the foundation for this experience. In addition, all students will explore the role of technology in nursing education including concepts and applications of topics such as simulation, (e.g. including development of case story and debriefing), design of Blackboard (and other e-platforms), development of e-portfolio, and other futuristic applications using technology for nursing education. This course will have a residency requirement of 60 hours in the simulation labs at the University.

This course builds upon the student’s proficiency in health assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology across the lifespan. Using an evidence-based practice framework to implement equitable, person-centered, primary health care, the student will assess, diagnose, and manage acute episodic and chronic conditions as part of the provision of comprehensive health care for diverse populations in community and primary care settings. Students will evaluate outcomes within the context of the patient and family. The clinical practicum allows students to apply assessment and intervention strategies to assist patients with the maintenance and restoration of their highest level of health. Emphasis is placed on developing competencies in the gathering and reporting of information. The student will develop a professional identity that supports transition to the role of the family nurse practitioner.

This course builds upon the student’s proficiency in diagnosis and disease management across the lifespan from Advanced Theory and Practice I. Using an evidence-based practice framework to implement equitable, person-centered, primary health care, the student will assess, diagnose, and manage acute episodic and chronic conditions as part of the provision of comprehensive health care for diverse populations in community and primary care settings. Students will evaluate outcomes within the context of the patient and family. The clinical practicum allows students to apply assessment and intervention strategies to assist patients with the maintenance and restoration of their highest level of health. Emphasis is placed on interpreting and prioritizing clinical information and analysis of patient problems. The student will develop a professional identity that supports transition to the role of the family nurse practitioner.

This course builds upon the student’s proficiency in diagnosis and disease management across the lifespan from Advanced Theory and Practice II. Using an evidence-based practice framework to implement equitable, person-centered, primary health care, the student will assess, diagnose, and manage acute episodic and chronic conditions as part of the provision of comprehensive health care for diverse populations in community and primary care settings. Students will evaluate outcomes within the context of the patient and family. The clinical practicum allows students to apply assessment and intervention strategies to assist patients with the maintenance and restoration of their highest level of health. Emphasis is placed on developing differential diagnoses and evidence-based, person-centered plans of care. The student will develop a professional identity that supports transition to the role of the family nurse practitioner.

This course is the synthesis of the student’s progressive development in health promotion, disease prevention, and the diagnosis and management of acute episodic and chronic conditions across the lifespan. Students will demonstrate advanced competencies in applying an evidence-based practice framework to the delivery of equitable, person-centered, primary health care for diverse populations in community and primary care settings. Students will evaluate outcomes within the context of the patient and family. The clinical practicum allows students to apply assessment and intervention strategies to assist patients with the maintenance and restoration of their highest level of health. Emphasis is placed on the consistent application of knowledge and evidence to patient care and the teaching of patients, families, and staff. The student will develop a professional identity that supports transition to the role of the family nurse practitioner.

This course builds upon the student’s proficiency in health assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology of the adult and older adult. Using an evidence-based practice framework to implement equitable, person-centered, primary health care, the student will assess, diagnose, and manage acute, critical, and/or complex chronic conditions for diverse populations across the continuum of acute care services. Students will evaluate outcomes within the context of the patient and family. The clinical practicum allows students to apply assessment and intervention strategies to assist patients with the maintenance and restoration of their highest level of health. Emphasis is placed on developing competencies in the gathering and reporting of information. The student will develop a professional identity that supports transition to role of the adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner.

This course builds upon the student’s proficiency in acute care diagnosis and disease management of the adult and older adult from Advanced Theory and Practice I. Using an evidence-based practice framework to implement equitable, person-centered, primary health care, the student will assess, diagnose, and manage acute, critical, and/or complex chronic conditions for diverse populations across the continuum of acute care services. Students will evaluate outcomes within the context of the patient and family. The clinical practicum allows students to apply assessment and intervention strategies to assist patients with the maintenance and restoration of their highest level of health. Emphasis is placed on interpreting and prioritizing clinical information and analysis of patient problems. The student will develop a professional identity that supports transition to role of the adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner.

This course builds upon the student’s proficiency in acute care diagnosis and disease management of the adult and older adult from Advanced Theory and Practice II. Using an evidence-based practice framework to implement equitable, person-centered, primary health care, the student will assess, diagnose, and manage acute, critical, and/or complex chronic conditions for diverse populations across the continuum of acute care services. Students will evaluate outcomes within the context of the patient and family. The clinical practicum allows students to apply assessment and intervention strategies to assist patients with the maintenance and restoration of their highest level of health. Emphasis is placed on developing differential diagnoses and evidence-based, person-centered plans of care. The student will develop a professional identity that supports transition to role of the adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner.

This course is the synthesis of the student’s progressive development in health promotion, disease prevention, and the diagnosis and management of acute, critical, and/or complex chronic conditions for the adult and older adult population. Students will demonstrate advanced competencies in applying an evidence-based practice framework to the delivery of equitable, person-centered, primary health care for diverse populations across the continuum of acute care services. Students will evaluate outcomes within the context of the patient and family. The clinical practicum allows students to apply assessment and intervention strategies to assist patients with the maintenance and restoration of their highest level of health. Emphasis is placed on the consistent application of knowledge and evidence to patient care and the teaching of patients, families, and staff. The student will develop a professional identity that supports transition to role of the adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner.

This course explores the nursing leadership role in teaching and learning in the academic setting. It studies the historical development of nursing’s role in teaching and learning, its integration into curriculum, the use of technology, and the evaluation of learning outcomes. This course also focuses on topics related to teaching and learning including cultural competence, teaching/learning philosophy and theory, and evidence-based data related to teaching and learning. It explores the meaning of the faculty role on a tenure or non tenure track position and the relationship with teaching, research, and service. Legal and ethical implications for teaching and learning are reviewed.Restrictions/Requirements: listed prereq or Master's Degree in Nursing.

Engaging a decision-making framework, analyze and apply theories, principles, and concepts in curriculum development, design, evaluation, and revision.

This course is a guided practicum within an academic setting using the NLN Nurse Educator competencies as a framework for the experience. The practicum will foster the integration and synthesis of theoretical knowledge from foundational courses in the implementation of the nurse educator role. The expected faculty roles of teaching, research, and scholarship will be emphasized. This course includes a 110-hour practicum experience in addition to course work, and a required scholarly project.

Using a culturally competent, evidence-based framework, the major foci of this course includes intra and inter-professional relationships required to address quality and safety issues found in Primary Health Care (PHC). This course explores the historical evidence related to the professional nursing leadership role for the development of current and future quality and safety concepts for PHC delivery. The use of technology to access health care information systems is explored. An emphasis is placed on risk assessment to determine priority quality and safety initiatives. Evidence-based practice for risk assessment and quality and safety initiatives/interventions including outcome measures are emphasized. Legal, regulatory, and ethical implications related to quality and safety applications are reviewed. Using health care information systems, students design a collaborative, evidence-based, culturally competent quality and safety initiative.

This course explores the nursing leadership role in teaching and learning when delivering Primary Health Care (PHC) to diverse populations of clients and health professionals. This course focuses on topics related to teaching and learning including cultural competence, teaching/learning philosophy and theory, evidence-based data related to teaching and learning. The strategies required for development of team coaching and mentoring, intra and inter-professional education and practice, and conflict resolution related to teaching and learning are included. In addition there is an analysis of the historical development of nursing’s role in teaching and learning, its integration into curriculum, the use of technology, and the evaluation of learning outcomes. Legal and ethical implications for teaching and learning are reviewed.

This course provides students both a didactic and clinical immersion opportunity to experience the professional nursing leadership role and to apply knowledge learned in the graduate and advanced nursing science core and the Professional Nursing Leadership specialty courses. Principles and concepts related to health care financing, complexity and change theories, socioeconomic influences upon health care and group process are included. Concepts related to the use of coaching and mentoring, technology, health care information systems, teaching and learning, quality, and safety issues are also integrated. The emphasis is on the development of a teaching and learning, quality and safety initiatives, and incorporating intra and inter-professional practice outcomes. Students design and plan an intra and inter-professional practice improvement project that is culturally competent, and evidence-based for Primary Health Care (PHC). Ethical and legal implications for practice improvement initiatives are discussed.

In this course students synthesize and reflect on the professional nursing leadership role and the knowledge learned in the graduate and advanced nursing science core and the Professional Nursing Leadership core and clinical courses. This course provides students with both a didactic and clinical immersion experience and incorporates concepts related to the use of technology, health care information systems, teaching and learning and quality and safety issues for Primary Health Care (PHC). The course focuses on topics that are related to systems management, human resource supports, quality assurance processes, economics of health care and community outreach interfaces for care transitions. A continued emphasis is on the clinical applications of technology, risk assessment, quality and safety, teaching and learning, coaching and mentoring, and using an intra and inter- professional practice improvement plan. Using a culturally competent, evidence-based approach, students implement and evaluate a intra and inter- professional quality and safety improvement practice project. Legal and ethical implications for intra and inter- professional practice improvement are discussed.

This course builds upon the student’s proficiency in health assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology within the context of comprehensive mental health care across the lifespan. Using an evidence-based practice framework to implement equitable, person-centered, primary health care, the student will assess, diagnose, and manage psychiatric and mental health conditions in diverse populations. Students will evaluate outcomes within the context of the patient and family. The didactic component of this course will focus on psychotherapeutic screening, assessment, and diagnosis of psychiatric disorders and behavioral/mental health problems leading to appropriate neurobiological and psychological treatment. The clinical practicum allows students to apply assessment and intervention strategies to assist patients with the maintenance and restoration of their highest level of health. Emphasis is placed on developing competencies in the gathering and reporting of information. The student will develop a professional identity that supports transition to the role of the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner.

This course builds upon the student’s proficiency in psychiatric/mental health care management across the lifespan from Advanced Theory and Practice I. Using an evidence-based practice framework to implement equitable, person-centered, primary health care, the student will assess, diagnose, and manage psychiatric and mental health conditions in diverse populations. Students will evaluate outcomes within the context of the patient and family. The didactic component of this course will focus on psychotherapeutic screening, assessment, diagnosis, and management of psychiatric disorders and behavioral/mental health problems leading to appropriate neurobiological and psychological treatment and the use of psychotherapy. The clinical practicum allows students to apply assessment and intervention strategies to assist patients with the maintenance and restoration of their highest level of health. Emphasis is placed on interpreting and prioritizing clinical information and analysis of patient problems. The student will develop a professional identity that supports transition to the role of the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner.

This course builds upon the student’s proficiency in psychiatric/mental health care management across the lifespan from Advanced Theory and Practice II. Using an evidence-based practice framework to implement equitable, person-centered, primary health care, the student will assess, diagnose, and manage psychiatric and mental health conditions in diverse populations. Students will evaluate outcomes within the context of the patient and family. The didactic component of this course will focus on psychotherapeutic screening, assessment, diagnosis, and management of psychiatric disorders and behavioral/mental health problems leading to appropriate neurobiological and psychological treatment and the use of psychotherapy and psychopharmacotherapeutics. The clinical practicum allows students to apply assessment and intervention strategies to assist patients with the maintenance and restoration of their highest level of health. Emphasis is placed on developing differential diagnoses and evidence-based, person-centered plans of care. The student will develop a professional identity that supports transition to the role of the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner.

This course is the synthesis of the student’s progressive development in psychiatric/mental health care management across the lifespan. Students will demonstrate advanced competencies in applying an evidence-based, primary health care practice framework to the delivery of equitable, person-centered mental health care for diverse populations. Students will evaluate outcomes within the context of the patient and family. The didactic component of this course will focus on role development; psychotherapeutic screening, assessment, diagnosis, and management of psychiatric disorders and behavioral/mental health problems leading to appropriate neurobiological and psychological treatment; and use of psychotherapy and psychopharmacotherapeutics, which are integral for the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner’s practice. The clinical practicum allows students to apply assessment and intervention strategies to assist patients with the maintenance and restoration of their highest level of health. Emphasis is placed on the consistent application of knowledge and evidence to patient care and the teaching of patients, families, and staff. The student will develop a professional identity that supports transition to the role of the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner.