This course will provide students with clinical experiences in the treatment of patients across the lifespan with psychiatric disorders. During clinical experiences, foundational competencies for advanced nursing practice will be addressed and practiced. Students will conduct comprehensive and systematic psychiatric assessments, diagnose common psychiatric illnesses, implement pharmacologic and psychosocial interventions, and evaluate treatment outcomes for patients across the lifespan with psychiatric disorders. A variety of settings across the healthcare continuum will be utilized. Multidisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration as functions of the Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse is incorporated into clinical work.