PSYCHIATRIC NURSING

Catalog description

The focus of this course is the mental health – mental illness continuum. Major topics include use of the nursing process to assess the psychological needs of the client; establishing interpersonal relationships through therapeutic communication; use of nursing skills to do client teaching; and application of Psychiatric Nursing principles. Other topics integrated throughout the course will be: critical thinking, basic needs, life span development, cultural aspects of care; and roles of the registered nurse and caring. Learning opportunities include both theory content and selected lab/clinical experiences. Pre-Requisite: per ADN handbook. (3 credit, 2.5 lecture, 1.5 lab)