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Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Exam Blueprint forSpecialist

& Advanced Nurse Specialist


Common Domains For Both Specialization Levels Exam Weight

Section 1 /Specialist And Advanced

Direct Care .1

-Clinical Disorders -
40
-Psychosocial And Substance Abuse
10
-Developmental And General Medical Disorders
10

Therapeutic Relationship 20

Pharma-Non-Pharma Treatment.1 15

Ethical And Legal 5

Total 100

Section 2/ Additional Domains For Advanced

Direct Care .2 ( Clinical Disorders , Psychosocial And Substance Abuse,


Developmental And General Medical Disorders) 35

Pharma-Non-Pharma Treatment.2 15

Total 150

Psych References

 Townsend, M. (2018). Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts Of Care In Evidence-Based


Practice. 9th Ed. F.A Davis. Philadelphia.

 Tusaie, K. R., & Fitzpatrick, J. J. (2013). Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing. Springer Publishing
Company, New York, NY.

 American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders (5th
Ed.). Text Revision. Washington, DC: Author

 Boyd, M. (Latest Edition). Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice. 3rd Ed. Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins. Philadelphia.

 Fortinash, K & Holoday-Worret, P. (Latest Edition). Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. Ed. Mosby. St.
Louis.

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