Topic: Acute and Chronic Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Catalog description

This elective course builds upon concepts, theory, and nursing interventions introduced in the Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing foundation course to allow for an enhanced exploration of nursing care for people with PMH disorders. The nursing care of patients throughout the inpatient pre-admission, admission, and follow-up care continuum is explored. Students use the nursing process to address the physiological and mental health needs of patients and families requiring psychological/behavioral interventions and integrate the roles and scope of practice for members of the psychiatric/mental health team.