Adult Hlt. II/Mental Health ((9 Credits))

Catalog description

This course expands upon Adult Health I and continues with the role of the Practical Nurse in assisting adult clients with medical-surgical and mental health disorders. Current medical and non-traditional therapies will be discussed. Emphasis is placed on the recognition of the client’s inability to meet basic needs, selection of appropriate nursing interventions, and evaluation of outcomes of care, documentation, and communication with the members of the health care team. The student will demonstrate the use of critical thinking in the adaptation of therapeutic communication, and current strategies in adult mental health care and the specific legal and ethical guidelines associated with this area are discussed. Clinical experiences will focus on nurse-client communication in in-patient medical- surgical and/or community mental health settings. The nursing process will be used to guide students in all application of the learning environment.