PNUR 153 Mental Health in Nursing Practice
This course introduces and explores the role of the practical nurse in caring for patients and their families affected by mental health disorders across the lifespan. Students will learn about the importance of therapeutic relationships and safe environments. The psychopathology and treatment modalities utilized to treat mental illness will also be discussed and applied. Students will engage in clinical judgement, critical thinking skills and the application of the nursing process through didactic lecture and active learning.
Cross Listed Courses
This course will be offered in both the full time and the part time program.
Prerequisite
All required program pre-requisites have been completed.
Outcomes
- Describe the effects of stress, trauma and maladaption and the PN's role in using evidenced based practice to support mental health.
- Distinguish between mental health therapies and treatments that maintain legal, ethical and safe evidenced based care appropriate to the patient.
- Use critical thinking and clinical judgement to demonstrate an understanding of action, indication, side effects and contraindications of medications used to manage varying mental disorders.
- Utilize the components of therapeutic communication to deliver safe, patient centered care in a variety of mental health settings.
- Recognize the continuum of care for mental health disorders and the PN's role in collecting and analyzing data to improve evidenced based care.
Area of Study:
Career Education
Instructional Mode:
Online, Hybrid, Web-enhanced, In-person