NURS302 Mental Health Nursing
NURS 302 Mental Health Nursing 5 credits (3, 0, 2 )Students synthesize knowledge and apply evidence-based practice in the care and management of clients experiencing a major psychiatric and/or mental health disorder. Emphasis will be placed on the role of the professional nurse in various treatment settings as well as current treatment modalities. The client population includes children, adolescents, and adults along the health-illness continuum. Laboratory experiences are provided in the classroom laboratory setting as well as medical-surgical and critical care units, community agencies and other clinical sites to meet the course objectives. Open to Nursing majors only. Students are required to provide their own transportation to all clinical sites.Course Objectives: Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:• Identify alterations in functional health patterns experienced by clients with psychiatric-mental health disorders.• Relate knowledge of psychobiology and psychosocial theory to the assessment of psychiatric-mental health disorders.• Analyze legal-ethical mental health issues involving advocacy by the professional nurse and other health care professionals. • Incorporate research findings within the context of the nursing process to promote health and prevent and manage illness in clients with psychiatric-mental health disorders.• Apply knowledge of psychopharmacological and other therapies in the nursing management of psychiatric disorders.• Demonstrate competency in maintaining the therapeutic milieu for assigned clients in the psychiatric setting.• Pre-requisites: BIO 121, BIO 123. CHEM 121, PSY 200, NURS 101, NURS 201 BIO 209, BIO 209L, BIO 301, MATH 119, NURS 202, NURS 203, NURS 304• Co-requisite: NURS 302, NURS 350 GPA 2.3.• 15 week course , 3 hours theory, 6 hours of clinical per week
Prerequisite
BIO121, BIO123, BIO209, BIO209L, BIO301, CHEM121, MATH119, NURS101, NURS201, NURS202, NURS203, NURS304, PSY200
Corequisite
NURS301, NURS302C, NURS350