Course Overview

The Nursing Psychiatric course is a comprehensive theoretical and self-paced online learning program designed to provide nurses with an in-depth understanding of mental health nursing. It integrates clinical knowledge concepts with evidence-based practices to prepare nurses for effective care delivery to individuals experiencing psychiatric or behavioral health challenges.

The course focuses on:

• Conducting mental health assessments and formulating nursing diagnoses
• Applying appropriate therapeutic communication techniques to build trust and rapport
• Managing psychiatric medications and understanding their clinical implications
• Implementing crisis intervention strategies and promoting patient safety
• Collaborating with interdisciplinary mental health teams to ensure holistic and compassionate care

Accreditation & Contact Hours

The University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing and BarezaANCE are jointly providing nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) contact hours for the educational activity entitled: Nursing Psychiatric. Nurses completing the entire activity, passing a post-knowledge assessment with >80%, and completing an evaluation tool will be awarded a maximum of 16.25 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD).  The University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Course Completion Policy

• Participants have 15 days to complete all modules after passing each one with >80%.
• Access to the course closes after 15 days.
• Modules unlock sequentially (i.e., each must be completed before the next opens).

 

Important Note for Participants:
Each Nursing Continuing Professional Education (CPE) course on this platform is organized into a specific sequence of modules (e.g., Modules 1–5 or 1–7, 1-10, etc.), depending on the course content and learning outcomes.

Some modules are drawn from a larger shared pool of educational units and may contain internal references to different module numbers (for example, “Module 14” or “Module 9”).

Please follow the numbering displayed within this course (1, 2, 3, etc.) to complete the learning sequence correctly. Internal numbering variations do not affect your progress, contact-hour credit, or certificate eligibility