Psychiatric Nursing ((5 Credit Hours))

Catalog description

This course is designed to focus on application of the nursing process within a multidisciplinary team approach as a means of providing health care to various age groups with psychiatric mental health disorders and chemical dependence. Student development in the following roles is emphasized: communicator in the therapeutic nurse-client relationship, advocate of client's rights and caregiver. Communication skills, mental health assessment, and various therapeutic interventions are utilized by students.