NUR 249
Mental Health Nursing
Kishwaukee College · UGRD · Fall 2026
Catalog description
Focuses on the role of the nurse in maintaining or restoring whole-person health and wellness throughout the life span. Content will include theory and practice of mental health and common health/wellness concerns in the community. This capstone course promotes holistic nursing care focused on psychosocial, spiritual and cultural components. Course content will include nursing care appropriate for traditional inpatient settings, as well as adaptations appropriate to community settings. Concurrent clinical experiences will include hospital, clinic, home health, and other community-based settings. Five and a half (5.5) hours clinical experience a week. Lecture: Three- and one-half hours (3.5) of lecture/discussion per week. Lab: One half hour (.5) of lab per week. Clinical: Four hours (4) of clinical per week.
Sections
Current meeting, instructor, credit, and enrollment details
3B01
FullSeats: 8/8 seats Last recorded: Aug 13, 2026, 2:57 PM- Days & times
- Tu Th · 8:00 – 10:30 AM
- Meeting dates
- Oct 12 – Dec 11
- Location
- Hybrid -; B Wing 1272; B Wing 1272
- Instructor
- Hawkins, A
Section notes
This course will have hybrid learning components. This means students will be responsible for reviewing content posted online in D2L and completing assignments by a specified deadline. The instructor for the course will specify when hybrid learning and assignments will occur on the first day of class so students can plan accordingly. Clinical days are on Mondays and Wednesdays - times will vary depending on clinical site location. You will be emailed a clinical schedule approximately one month before you start the course. All clinical dates and times are subject to change based on instructor and clinical site availability. Week 1 may be slightly different to accommodate orientation.
3B02
FullSeats: 6/6 seats Last recorded: Aug 13, 2026, 2:57 PM- Days & times
- Tu Th · 8:00 – 10:30 AM
- Meeting dates
- Oct 12 – Dec 11
- Location
- Hybrid -; B Wing 1272; B Wing 1272
- Instructor
- Hawkins, A
Section notes
This course will have hybrid learning components. This means students will be responsible for reviewing content posted online in D2L and completing assignments by a specified deadline. The instructor for the course will specify when hybrid learning and assignments will occur on the first day of class so students can plan accordingly. Clinical days are on Mondays and Wednesdays - times will vary depending on clinical site location. You will be emailed a clinical schedule approximately one month before you start the course. All clinical dates and times are subject to change based on instructor and clinical site availability. Week 1 may be slightly different to accommodate orientation.
3A01
FullSeats: 7/7 seats Last recorded: Aug 13, 2026, 2:57 PM- Days & times
- Tu Th · 8:00 – 10:30 AM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 17 – Oct 9
- Location
- Hybrid -; B Wing 1272; B Wing 1264; B Wing 1272
- Instructor
- Hawkins, A
Section notes
This course will have hybrid learning components. This means students will be responsible for reviewing content posted online in D2L and completing assignments by a specified deadline. The instructor for the course will specify when hybrid learning and assignments will occur on the first day of class so students can plan accordingly. Clinical days are on Mondays and Wednesdays - times will vary depending on clinical site location. You will be emailed a clinical schedule approximately one month before you start the course. All clinical dates and times are subject to change based on instructor and clinical site availability. Week 1 may be slightly different to accommodate orientation.
3A02
FullSeats: 6/6 seats Last recorded: Aug 13, 2026, 2:57 PM- Days & times
- Tu Th · 8:00 – 10:30 AM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 17 – Oct 9
- Location
- Hybrid -; B Wing 1272; B Wing 1264; B Wing 1272
- Instructor
- Hawkins, A
Section notes
This course will have hybrid learning components. This means students will be responsible for reviewing content posted online in D2L and completing assignments by a specified deadline. The instructor for the course will specify when hybrid learning and assignments will occur on the first day of class so students can plan accordingly. Clinical days are on Mondays and Wednesdays - times will vary depending on clinical site location. You will be emailed a clinical schedule approximately one month before you start the course. All clinical dates and times are subject to change based on instructor and clinical site availability. Week 1 may be slightly different to accommodate orientation.
3A03
FullSeats: 11/11 seats Last recorded: Aug 13, 2026, 2:57 PM- Days & times
- Tu · 5:00 – 6:20 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 17 – Oct 10
- Location
- Hybrid -; B Wing 1258; B Wing 1258; B Wing 1277; B Wing 1275; Clinical -
- Instructor
- Johnson, S
Section notes
This course will have hybrid learning components. This means students will have weekly asynchronous hybrid learning requirements. Students will be responsible for reviewing content in course resources and completing assigned hybrid work by a specified deadline. The instructor will specify when hybrid learning components are due on the 1st day of the class. All clinical dates & times are subject to change based on instructor & site availability. Clinicals will occur at varied community sites during day & evening hours on select weekdays; Clinical will also occur weekly on Saturdays at Swedish American Hospital. Mandatory clinical orientation in week 1 requires daytime hours. This altered schedule will be provided prior to the 1st week of class.