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Apr 24, 2024
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2020-2021 Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]
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NSG 234 - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
Description: Concepts of nursing care for clients throughout the life span with maladaptive psychosocial and physiological responses related to mental disorders. Uses nursing process format and integrates complex communication techniques, learning/teaching, psychosocial, diversity/cultural, spiritual, nutritional, pharmacological, legal and ethical aspects. Clinical practicum occurs in well-defined settings.
Prerequisites: NSG 132
Credits: 3
Lecture: 2
Lab: 3
Course Content:
- Psychiatric/mental health nursing standards of care
- Psychosocial and mental status assessment
- Nurse-client relationship
- Therapeutic use of self
- Complex therapeutic communication techniques
- Nursing care of clients with selected psychiatric/mental health needs and problems
- Specialized interventions for clients with psychiatric/mental health needs and problems
- Legal/ethical aspects related to clients with psychiatric/mental health needs and problems
Learning Outcomes:
Apply current psychiatric standards of care, including clinical competence, critical thinking, caring, diversity/culture, effective communication, accountability, and collaborating with the health care team. (1-6)
Name components of the mental status assessment and perform a mental status assessment on a client with a psychiatric disorder. (2,3a,3b)
Identify the role of a psychiatric nurse and care for selected psychiatric/mental health clients, addressing special needs and problems in a variety of psychiatric settings. (2,3a,3b,4)
Identify the role of a psychiatric nurse and care for selected psychiatric/mental health clients, addressing special needs and problems in a variety of psychiatric settings. (3a, 3b, 4-6)
Employ specialized interventions for clients with psychiatric/mental health needs and problems in a variety of psychiatric settings. (3a, 3b, 5,6)
Practice according to applicable legal/ethical concepts in psychiatric nursing. (3a,3b, 5,6)
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