NR-548 Psychiatric Assessment for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Exam 1
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Following WWI, the National League for Nursing Education added:
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"nursing in nervous and mental diseases" to curriculum guides
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In WWII, many potential military recruits deemed unfit for service due to psychiatric concerns, while many veterans experienced combat-related
neuropsychiatric conditions. Laura Fitzsimmons recommended:
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standards of training for psychiatric nurses, which led to improved education and standards of care.
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National Mental Health Act (NMHA) of 1946
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-psychiatric nursing was recognized as one of the four core disciplines in psychiatric care and treatment -The act increased funding for psychiatric nursing education programs and contributed to a growth in university-based nursing education.
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1954
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-the first graduate program in psychiatric nursing was established at Rutgers University by Hildegarde Peplau • to prepare nurse therapists.-The first advanced practice nursing role was the psychiatric-mental health clinical nurse specialist (PMHCNS) role.
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The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963
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(1950s brought a transition towards deinstitutionalization in care for those with mental illnesses, which led to an increase in the number of psychiatric clients receiving care in the community rather than hospitals) 2 / 4
-The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 allowed for the expansion of the PMHCNS role into community and ambulatory settings as they helped those who had been deinstitutionalized adapt
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1965
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Loretta Ford, RN and Henry Silver MD introduce the nurse practitioner role.
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1973 ANA first published:
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Standards of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Practice
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1980s states began to grant:
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prescriptive authority to advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), adding medication prescribing and management to the traditional therapy role of the psychiatric mental health (PMH) APRN.
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2000s these exams were developed:
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Certification exams for adult and family psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) developed.-These exams were retired in 2015 when psychiatric certification exams were combined to a single Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Across the Lifespan) Certification (PMHNP-BC).
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The 21st Century Cures Act of 2016:
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-resulted in the creation of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC) -group is charged with compiling a summary of advances in serious mental illness (SMI) and serious emotional disturbance (SED) research, evaluating federal programs and treatment services related to SMI and SED, and making specific recommendations to better coordinate the administration of mental health services
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