Mental Health Concepts.

Catalog description

This course explores mental health/illness needs of special populations with emphasis on individuals, families and communities. Focus is placed on evidence-based psychotherapeutic management in the families and communities. Focus is placed on evidence-based psychotherapeutic management in the continuum of care, milieu management and behavioral interventions with clients experiencing acute and chronic psychiatric disorders. This course provides for clinical applications of patient centered mental health nursing care and the use of therapeutic communication in institutional and community based settings. Prerequisites: Successful completion of NRSG 140 , NRSG 142 , NRSG 144 .