NR605 Week 3 Required Readings and Assignments Overview
Week 1
Week 1 Required Readings: Chapter 1: The Nurse Psychotherapist and a Framework for
Practice
Wheeler, K. (2022). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice
psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based Chapter 23: Reimbursement and Documentation
practice (3rd ed.). Springer.
• Understand the difference between the biomedical
Chapter 1: The Nurse Psychotherapist and a Framework for model compared to the Holistic Model of Care
Practice • Identify specific psychotherapy techniques to build and
foster therapeutic relationships with clients/patients such
Chapter 23: Reimbursement and Documentation as emotional connection, good listening skills
• What does resilience mean? What are
Boland, R., & Verduin, M.L. (2022) Kaplan and Sadock's stabilization strategies?
synopsis of psychiatry (12th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. • Be able to identify Peplau’s Roles
• Understand Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, what does
Chapter 34: Transcultural Psychiatry, pp. 1047-1052 self- actualization look like?
• How do adverse childhood events affect mental health?
Chapter 34: Culture-bound Syndromes, pp. 1052-1056 • Health Belief Model The model includes several constructs:
perceived seriousness, perceived susceptibility, perceived
benefits of treatment, perceived barriers to treatment, cues
to action, and self-efficacy.
• Transtheoretical Model of Change. This theory
includes several stages: pre-contemplation,
contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance.
• How is reimbursement coded – new patient vs a follow
up; whom do PMHNP use to refer to such as LCSW
• What documentation requirements are necessary
for reimbursement for psychotherapy
• Table 23.1 Review Codes for therapy; Table 23.6, Table 23.7
Chapter 34: Transcultural Psychiatry, pp. 1047-1052; Chapter
34: Culture-bound Syndromes, pp. 1052-1056
• Understand the concepts of migration,
acculturation, acculturative stress
• Understand culture-bound syndromes and their relationship
NR605 Week 3 Required Readings and Assignments Overview
, NR605 Week 3 Required Readings and Assignments Overview
to psychiatric disorders.
Week 2
Week 2 Required Readings Chapter 4: The Initial Contact and Maintaining the Frame
Wheeler, K. (2022). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice • How can the therapeutic relationship be enhanced, what
psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based are three common elements included in the therapeutic
practice (3rd ed.). Springer. relationship (Box 4.1)
• What should be included in the initial contact? Box 4.2
Chapter 4: The Initial Contact and Maintaining the SAFE-T, fees
• Evaluating Effective Therapeutic
Frame Chapter 24: Termination and Outcome Evaluation Communication Techniques Table 4.6
• What are signs of countertransference?
• What are boundary violations
• Describe paradoxical intervention.
• How are progress notes verses process notes different?
Therapy phases
• Know each phase and what is most likely to occur
in each phase
• Setting boundaries
• What are Grounds for termination
Psychotherapy setting considerations- what might be in the
office according to the client’s age
Documentation requirements
Safety plans
• Legal components
• Protective factors- be able to identify in a
clinical scenario.
• Safety assessment
NR605 Week 3 Required Readings and Assignments Overview
Week 1
Week 1 Required Readings: Chapter 1: The Nurse Psychotherapist and a Framework for
Practice
Wheeler, K. (2022). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice
psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based Chapter 23: Reimbursement and Documentation
practice (3rd ed.). Springer.
• Understand the difference between the biomedical
Chapter 1: The Nurse Psychotherapist and a Framework for model compared to the Holistic Model of Care
Practice • Identify specific psychotherapy techniques to build and
foster therapeutic relationships with clients/patients such
Chapter 23: Reimbursement and Documentation as emotional connection, good listening skills
• What does resilience mean? What are
Boland, R., & Verduin, M.L. (2022) Kaplan and Sadock's stabilization strategies?
synopsis of psychiatry (12th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. • Be able to identify Peplau’s Roles
• Understand Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, what does
Chapter 34: Transcultural Psychiatry, pp. 1047-1052 self- actualization look like?
• How do adverse childhood events affect mental health?
Chapter 34: Culture-bound Syndromes, pp. 1052-1056 • Health Belief Model The model includes several constructs:
perceived seriousness, perceived susceptibility, perceived
benefits of treatment, perceived barriers to treatment, cues
to action, and self-efficacy.
• Transtheoretical Model of Change. This theory
includes several stages: pre-contemplation,
contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance.
• How is reimbursement coded – new patient vs a follow
up; whom do PMHNP use to refer to such as LCSW
• What documentation requirements are necessary
for reimbursement for psychotherapy
• Table 23.1 Review Codes for therapy; Table 23.6, Table 23.7
Chapter 34: Transcultural Psychiatry, pp. 1047-1052; Chapter
34: Culture-bound Syndromes, pp. 1052-1056
• Understand the concepts of migration,
acculturation, acculturative stress
• Understand culture-bound syndromes and their relationship
NR605 Week 3 Required Readings and Assignments Overview
, NR605 Week 3 Required Readings and Assignments Overview
to psychiatric disorders.
Week 2
Week 2 Required Readings Chapter 4: The Initial Contact and Maintaining the Frame
Wheeler, K. (2022). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice • How can the therapeutic relationship be enhanced, what
psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based are three common elements included in the therapeutic
practice (3rd ed.). Springer. relationship (Box 4.1)
• What should be included in the initial contact? Box 4.2
Chapter 4: The Initial Contact and Maintaining the SAFE-T, fees
• Evaluating Effective Therapeutic
Frame Chapter 24: Termination and Outcome Evaluation Communication Techniques Table 4.6
• What are signs of countertransference?
• What are boundary violations
• Describe paradoxical intervention.
• How are progress notes verses process notes different?
Therapy phases
• Know each phase and what is most likely to occur
in each phase
• Setting boundaries
• What are Grounds for termination
Psychotherapy setting considerations- what might be in the
office according to the client’s age
Documentation requirements
Safety plans
• Legal components
• Protective factors- be able to identify in a
clinical scenario.
• Safety assessment
NR605 Week 3 Required Readings and Assignments Overview
