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PMHNP-BC Prep Course (PMHNP)

69 lessons. Online and self-paced.

Exam Strategy & Core Reasoning

Foundational orientation to PMHNP-BC scope, exam-relevant reasoning, and broad content domains. Emphasizes safe next-step thinking, scope limits, and board-style clinical interpretation.

  1. 1PMHNP Practice Scope
  2. 2Board-Style Clinical Priorities
  3. 3Scope Limits And Consultation
  4. 4Task Identification Framework
  5. 5Key Fact Extraction
  6. 6Safety And Follow-Up Logic

Psychiatric Assessment

Core psychiatric evaluation skills across the lifespan, including interview structure, mental status exam, risk assessment, and use of collateral data and testing.

  1. 7Psychiatric History Elements
  2. 8Mental Status Examination
  3. 9Case Formulation Structure
  4. 10Suicide Risk Components
  5. 11Violence And Self-Harm Risk
  6. 12Safety Planning And Disposition
  7. 13Collateral Information Sources
  8. 14Screening Tools Selection
  9. 15Psychiatric Lab And Diagnostic Workup

Lifespan And Cultural Care

Applies developmental, cultural, trauma-informed, and setting-based considerations to psychiatric assessment and management across the lifespan.

  1. 16Child And Adolescent Patterns
  2. 17Adult And Perinatal Considerations
  3. 18Older Adult Psychiatric Assessment
  4. 19Cultural Formulation Principles
  5. 20Trauma-Informed Interviewing
  6. 21Social Determinants In Care
  7. 22Setting-Specific Assessment Factors
  8. 23Telehealth Safety Considerations
  9. 24Interprofessional Coordination Strategies

Diagnostic Reasoning

High-yield differential diagnosis across major psychiatric syndromes, with emphasis on common board-tested diagnostic confusions and medical or substance-related mimics.

  1. 25Depressive Disorder Differentials
  2. 26Bipolar Spectrum Recognition
  3. 27Anxiety OCD Trauma Separators
  4. 28Psychosis Syndrome Features
  5. 29Mood Versus Primary Psychosis
  6. 30Personality Disorder Patterns
  7. 31ADHD And Autism Features
  8. 32Delirium Dementia Depression
  9. 33Cognitive Differential Pitfalls

Substance And Medical Mimics

Prepares learners to identify substance-related disorders, withdrawal states, medication effects, and medical conditions that present with psychiatric symptoms.

  1. 34Substance History Framework
  2. 35Intoxication And Withdrawal Patterns
  3. 36Substance-Induced Psychiatric Disorders
  4. 37Medication-Induced Psychiatric Symptoms
  5. 38Common Medical Psychiatric Mimics
  6. 39When Medical Escalation Is Needed

Psychopharmacology

High-yield psychopharmacology for medication selection, titration, switching, augmentation, interactions, adverse effects, and required monitoring within PMHNP scope.

  1. 40Antidepressant Class Essentials
  2. 41Selecting Antidepressant Therapy
  3. 42Anxiety Medication Strategies
  4. 43Antipsychotic Class Comparisons
  5. 44Mood Stabilizer Principles
  6. 45Bipolar Medication Planning
  7. 46ADHD Medication Classes
  8. 47Insomnia And Sedative Agents
  9. 48Medication Interactions And Switching
  10. 49Baseline Monitoring Checklists
  11. 50EPS And Tardive Syndromes
  12. 51Serotonin Syndrome And NMS

Psychotherapy And Nonpharmacologic Care

Matches psychotherapies and nonpharmacologic interventions to diagnosis, severity, developmental stage, and treatment phase, including referral decisions.

  1. 52CBT And Behavioral Therapies
  2. 53Supportive And Interpersonal Therapy
  3. 54DBT Family And Specialty Referral
  4. 55Psychoeducation Essentials
  5. 56Combined Treatment Indications
  6. 57Adherence And Follow-Up Planning

Emergency And Complex Presentations

Manages urgent psychiatric conditions, crisis response, catatonia, severe adverse effects, and level-of-care decisions in high-risk scenarios.

  1. 58Acute Agitation Management
  2. 59Psychosis Mania And Judgment
  3. 60Level Of Care Decisions
  4. 61Catatonia Recognition
  5. 62Pregnancy Postpartum Psychiatric Crises
  6. 63Abuse Neglect And Vulnerable Adults

Professional Legal Ethical Practice

Applies confidentiality, informed consent, capacity, documentation, boundaries, and standards-based legal reasoning within PMHNP scope.

  1. 64Confidentiality And Privacy Principles
  2. 65Informed Consent And Assent
  3. 66Capacity And Surrogate Issues
  4. 67High-Quality Psychiatric Documentation
  5. 68Professional Boundaries And Ethics
  6. 69Jurisdiction-Dependent Practice Rules
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