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Marketable Skills Report

Health Professions

Nursing

Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) Major in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Marketable Skills:

  • Ability to synthesize and disseminate complex information and apply it to new contexts
  • Ability to find solutions to problems and justify them
  • Ability to respond appropriately to constructive feedback
  • Ability to collaborate on projects
  • Ability to identify goals/tasks and create a realistic timeline for completion
  • Ability to present before groups
  • Ability to think and reason ethically
  • Assess, diagnose, and manage acute, chronic, and complex psychiatric health problems across the lifespan.
  • Conduct individual, group, or family psychotherapy and collaborate with interprofessional team members to develop, implement, and evaluate treatment plans.
  • Safely prescribe medications, therapies, and treatments for patients of all ages with acute or chronic mental health conditions.
  • Accurately and timely document care using electronic health records, including ethical billing/coding procedures.
  • Maintain current knowledge of legal regulations and ethically practice as defined within the scope of practice for advanced practice registered nurses.
  • Synthesize and appraise evidence to translate research into practice in order to improve practice, policies, and patient outcomes.

Health Professions

Nursing

Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) Major in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Marketable Skills:
  • Ability to synthesize and disseminate complex information and apply it to new contexts
  • Ability to find solutions to problems and justify them
  • Ability to respond appropriately to constructive feedback
  • Ability to collaborate on projects
  • Ability to identify goals/tasks and create a realistic timeline for completion
  • Ability to present before groups
  • Ability to think and reason ethically
  • Assess, diagnose, and manage acute, chronic, and complex psychiatric health problems across the lifespan.
  • Conduct individual, group, or family psychotherapy and collaborate with interprofessional team members to develop, implement, and evaluate treatment plans.
  • Safely prescribe medications, therapies, and treatments for patients of all ages with acute or chronic mental health conditions.
  • Accurately and timely document care using electronic health records, including ethical billing/coding procedures.
  • Maintain current knowledge of legal regulations and ethically practice as defined within the scope of practice for advanced practice registered nurses.
  • Synthesize and appraise evidence to translate research into practice in order to improve practice, policies, and patient outcomes.
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