NUR 4200 - Psych-Mental Health Nursing

This course focuses on the care of patients and families who experience acute and chronic psychiatric disorders. Students will focus on the mutuality level of relationship centered care. Specifically, the course will emphasize cultivating caring relationships; respecting patient’s dignity, integrity, and self determination; encouraging patient’s autonomy and self help potential; and creating collaborative relationships between patient/practitioner and practitioner/practitioner. Specific content will include crises intervention, group dynamics, therapeutic communication, and the dynamics of dysfunctional families. In addition, nursing interventions for the current diagnostic categories of adult psychiatric illnesses such as addictions, thought disorders, personality disorders, anxiety and mood disorders, violence disorders, and post partum psychosis (DSM IV-TR) will be examined. Nursing practice experiences will focus on the development of case management and interdisciplinary team skills with groups/families and individuals in settings such as psychiatric-mental health inpatient and partial hospitalisation agencies, day care programs, and tertiary psychiatric care centers.

Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: NUR 3300, 3310, 3320, and 3330. Co-requisite: NUR 4210.

Credits: 5 hours