Taught by Psychiatric Nurse Educator
Alison Miller, MSN, PMHRN-BC
PMHRN's Exam Prep Master Course
is a comprehensive online review,
divided into four manageable sections,
helping you to feel
calm, prepared, and confident on exam day.
The Master Course offers 73 exam-specific lessons,
each lasting between 2-18 minutes.
PLUS 40Â Practice QuestionsÂ
with rationale and discussion on each question.
Course Curriculum
Section 1: Psychiatric Nursing Foundations
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- 12-Week Study Plan
- SECTION 1: Introduction to Psychiatric Nursing Foundations (2:36)
- The Psychiatric Mental Health Team (Downloadable PDF)
- 20 Psychiatric Terms and Definitions (Downloadable PDF)
- Scope of Practice and the Nurse Practice Act (2:35)
- Professional Performance Standards (1:57)
- Code of Ethics, Principles of Ethical Care, and Just Culture (3:28)
- Privacy, HIPAA, and Duty to Warn (2:45)
- Special Considerations When Caring for a Victim of Abuse, Vulnerable Adult, or Rape Victim (1:59)
- Legal Issues and Terminology Every Psychiatric Nurse Should Know (Downloadable PDF)
- Trauma Informed Care (2:11)
- Culturally Sensitive Nursing Care (4:01)
- "Native American Healthcare Improvement: Critical Areas and Strategies" (Downloadable PDF created by Relias)
- Introduction to Theorists (1:27)
- Erikson's Developmental Stages (7:44)
- Jean Piaget and John Bowlby (3:46)
- Harry Stack Sullivan and Hildegard Peplau (2:36)
- Freud's Contributions: Defense Mechanisms, Transference and Countertransference (6:25)
- Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (5:19)
- Four Lobes of the Brain and the Limbic System (3:08)
- Neurotransmitters 101 (3:38)
- Introduction to the Therapeutic Relationship (2:11)
- Therapeutic Relationship: Barriers and Enhancers (3:32)
- Therapeutic Communication: Verbal and Nonverbal (6:26)
- "Untherapeutic" Communication: Verbal and Nonverbal (12:48)
- Psychiatric Assessment Tools (4:50)
- Suicide Risk Assessment (+ Downloadable PDF) (4:29)
- Practice Questions (11:27)
Section 2: The DSM-5-TR and Psychiatric Diagnoses
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- SECTION 2: Introduction to the DSM-5-TR and Psychiatric Diagnoses (2:59)
- Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders (6:16)
- Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders (11:22)
- Bipolar and Related Disorders (8:11)
- Depressive Disorders (8:33)
- Anxiety Disorders (9:36)
- Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders (8:31)
- Feeding and Eating Disorders (8:11)
- Gender Dysphoria, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation (4:30)
- Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders (Downloadable PDF)
- Neurocognitive Disorders (5:37)
- Psychiatric Disorders Seen in Children and Adolescents (8:11)
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders (3:43)
- Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders (4:25)
- Introduction to Personality Disorders (4:22)
- Personality Disorders: Cluster A (4:00)
- Personality Disorders: Cluster B (7:05)
- Personality Disorders: Cluster C (5:02)
- APNA's Essentials of Caring for Those with Personality Disorders (Downloadable PDF)
- Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders (2:53)
- Practice Questions (18:48)
Section 3: Medications, Interventions and Therapies
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- Introduction to Medications, Interventions and Therapies (2:04)
- Medication Reconciliation (4:55)
- First Generation Antipsychotics (Typical) (5:26)
- FGAs: Side Effects, Adverse Reactions, and Nursing Interventions (11:06)
- Second and Third Generation Antipsychotics and Adverse Effects (8:53)
- Mood Stabilizers and Anticonvulsants (11:29)
- An Example of Key Teaching Points for Patients on Lithium
- Antidepressants (13:18)
- Currently Available Antidepressants 2024 (Downloadable PDF)
- Anxiolytics (2:01)
- Key Lab Values to Know (4:39)
- Lab Values Relevant to Behavioral Health (Downloadable PDF)
- Blood Alcohol Levels (Downloadable PDF)
- Milieu Therapy (2:28)
- Group Therapy and Irvin Yalom's "11 Curative Factors" (3:49)
- Therapeutic Groups RNs Can Run (8:53)
- CBT, DBT, ACT, EMDR and MI (16:26)
- ECT: Procedure and Nursing Interventions (6:34)
- TMS, tDCS DBS and VNS (5:14)
- Overview of Nursing Interventions in Support of Psychiatric Patients (3:52)
- Nursing Interventions for Psychotic Disorders and Bipolar Disorders (+ 2 Downloadable PDFs) (7:55)
- Nursing Interventions for Depressive Disorders and Suicidality (+ Downloadable PDF) (3:06)
- Nursing Interventions for Alcohol Withdrawal and Opioid Withdrawal (+2 Downloadable PDFs) (5:57)
- Nursing Interventions for Anxiety Disorders, Trauma-Related Disorders and O-C Disorders (+ 2 Downloadable PDFs) (6:03)
- Nursing Interventions for Neurocognitive Disorders and Delirium (+ 2 Downloadable PDFs) (3:54)
- Nursing Interventions for Personality Disorders and Eating Disorders (+ 2 Downloadable PDFs) (3:59)
- Outpatient Psychiatric Care Options (Downloadable PDF)
- Psychiatric Emergencies, Seclusion and Restraint (5:01)
- APNA Standards of Practice for Use of Seclusion or Restraints (Downloadable PDF)
- Practice Questions (22:27)
Section 4: Critical Topics in Psychiatric Nursing
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- Introduction to Critical Topics in Psychiatric Nursing (1:46)
- The Keys to Best-Practice Documentation (9:30)
- Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice (11:57)
- Research Terms to Know for the Exam (Downloadable PDF)
- Psychiatric Nursing Case Management 101 (6:30)
- Five Stages of (Behavioral) Change (6:55)
- Tobacco Cessation (5:47)
- Three Types of Crisis (5:13)
- Three Levels of Prevention (3:24)
- Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) (2:30)
- Sentinel Event / Serious Reportable Event (SRE) (Downloadable PDF)
- Healthy People Report 2020/2030 and the IOM Report (4:58)
- Practice Questions (15:46)
Alison L. Miller, MSN, PMHRN-BC, FAIS
Hi, everyone! I'm the owner of PMHRN and your instructor for this PMHN Exam Prep Master Course. I've been a psychiatric nurse educator for close to 30 years and am delighted to be able to work together with you in achieving your goal of becoming a Board Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse.
With Board Certification becoming increasingly recognized and valued, I've turned all my attention to helping as many psychiatric nurses as I can reach that important goal. I've helped hundreds of nurses pass the exam on their first try and want to give you that same help and support.