Barkley & Associates – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Barkley & Associates Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Review Course, prepare yourself for your certification examination or re-certification.
Barkley & Associates offers a full range of products for Family Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioners. Study at your own pace with our home study packages.
Barkley & Associates is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. AANP Provider Number: 081018
Includes 9 CDs and 84 AIFF files.
Test-taking and Study Strategies for Success
Thought
Mood
Anxiety
Personality
Substance use
Childhood
Others
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Epidemiology
Risk analyses
Diverse population considerations
National health guidelines
Growth and development
Screening instruments
Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention
Patient and family teaching
Assessment of Acute and Chronic Illness
Anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology
Psychopathology
Extensive psychiatric evaluations
Comprehensive vs. problem focused assessments
Functional assessments
Screening and diagnostic testing
Advanced diagnostic reasoning
Differential diagnoses
Formulating the plan of care
Prioritization
The Nurse Practitioner and Patient Relationship
Therapeutic relationships
Therapeutic communication
Establishing rapport
Family dynamics
Social support
Cultural sensitivity and competency
Ethical principles
Legal principles
Informed consent
National mandates
Clinical Management
Clinical Management
Pharmacotherapeutics
Non-pharmacologic interventions and complimentary therapies
Documentation
Psychotherapy
Pscychoeducation
Establishing the plan of care
Clinical guidelines
Evidence-based practice
Continuous quality improvement
Crisis intervention
Evaluation of treatment
Professional Role and Policy
Regulatory processes
Federal guidelines
Access to care
Billing and coding
Reimbursement
Scope of practice
Standards of practice
Continuous quality improvement
Ethical principles
Informed consent
Advanced directives
Power of attorney
Advocating and negotiating for the patient
Research methods
Evaluating evidence
Research utilization
