This course continues to examine mental health across the lifespan from a holistic caring framework. Content builds on concepts introduced in Adult Health I by focusing on the client’s responses to mental health issues. Emphasis is placed on the knowledge and science of nursing which includes the theories of etiology of psychopathology and the role of the nurse in the relation to psychiatric diagnostic categories, treatment, and evaluation. Simulated experiences afford guided practice in integrating knowledge, skills, and attitudes inherent in therapeutic communication in caring for the patient with mental health concerns. Clinical experiences serve to augment communication skills and therapeutic use of self.
Course objectives:
Students will be able to…
- Apply the knowledge and science of nursing with the natural/behavioral sciences, the humanities and inter-professional education to provide psychiatric/mental health nursing care.
- Demonstrate capacity to practice psychiatric/mental health nursing using an evidence based and theoretically guided framework.
- Model professional values as a nurse, which reflect the integration of ethical, legal, and moral principles, in delivering quality psychiatric nursing care.
- Demonstrate use of data from a variety of resources to promote safety and optimal outcomes for patients in a mental health setting.
- Employ therapeutic communication and professional collaboration when providing psychiatric/mental health care.
- Model principles of self-care while supporting the mental health and well-being of individuals and communities.
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of the issues concerning mental health care delivery to diverse individuals, families, groups, communities, or populations.
