Psychiatric Nursing

Catalog description

This course utilizes the nursing process framework to present pathologic conditions with therapeutic modalities. It emphasizes assessment, therapeutic communication, neurobiologic theory and pharmacology throughout the course. Students will be presented with the current knowledge related to the care of the mentally ill, including geriatric considerations. The essential concepts of communication, safety, legal and ethical issues, current technology, economics, humanities, and biological, social and behavioral sciences are also presented. This course will have a strong emphasis on physical, psychological, and emotional aspects of nursing management, and integration of developmental, nutritional, and pharmacological concepts in the care of clients with mental and psychiatric conditions.