ENCN offers psychiatric nurse practitioner students an educational experience that is tailored to meet the needs of their academic requirements for the program in which they are enrolled. The students will have the ability to refine their skills and strengthen their knowledge as student nurse practitioners in the clinical setting. Under the guidance of a preceptor, the student will gain sufficient knowledge of the nurse practitioner in practice.

The student will primarily focus on psychiatric assessment, neurological exam, diagnosis, psychotherapy, medication education, and patient safety across the lifespan. The students will receive mental health awareness education (i.e. suicide prevention, psychiatric emergencies of adults and children, identification of trauma/abuse, geriatric implications, grief, and end of life preparation). Community-based mental health initiatives such as lifestyle modifications, immunization, and medication outreach for the homeless, mindfulness education, and relaxation techniques will also be provided within the preceptorship program. The curriculum will further encompass several learning modalities such as lectures, seminars, and workshops tailored to meet the needs of the student’s academic program.

In addition, ENCN offers students essential networking and consulting guidance, the chance to enroll in global leadership programs, retreat opportunities, job internship, career development and growth, business consulting for nurses, nursing visa sponsorship, and employment through agencies.

• Integrate the theoretical foundations, research and evidence-based practice standards to properly complete comprehensive psychiatric assessments across the lifespan. 
• Employ nursing framework to apply critical thinking skills to accurately assess psychiatric and/or physical findings, and the interpretation of normal v. abnormal results.
• Examine risk factors, epidemiology, ethnicity, and cultural implications when completing psychiatric assessments for patients across the lifespan and address barriers to care.
• Identify signs and/or symptoms of psychiatric conditions across the lifespan that warrant referral for further psychological or medical testing.
• Deliver professional, proficient, evidence-based practices that are individualized to meet the patient’s complex and diverse needs, with special considerations to age, developmental level, culture and personal preferences.  
• Incorporate health policy in plan of care for patients across the lifespan and assess diverse patient needs within the community. 
• Assess the use and efficacy of psychopharmacological treatments in patients across the lifespan.
• Apply evidence-based psychotherapeutic techniques and treatment modalities.
• Establish leadership, multidisciplinary collaboration, management and educational methodologies to enhance the delivery of care by advanced psychiatric-mental health nursing. 
• Review ethical and legal implications of presenting clients 
• Provide education to the patient in a concise, specific manner using age-appropriate   considerations during communication. 
• Demonstrate continued commitment to professional development and the value of advanced psychiatric-mental health nursing.