NURS 1446 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing A

Credit Hours: 2.00

Objectives:

1. Identify the role of evidence-based nursing care for culturally diverse patients experiencing psychiatric/mental health diagnoses such as anxiety, alterations in affect, and alterations in cognition.
2. Identify evidence-based safety interventions for the care of psychiatric/mental health patients experiencing diagnoses such anxiety, alterations in affect, and alterations in cognition.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to apply evidence-based clinical practice for psychiatric/mental health care of patients experiencing biological illnesses.

Objectives:

1. Identify subjective and objective data related to psychiatric/mental health diagnoses such as anxiety, alterations in affect, and alterations in cognition.
2. Use subjective and objective data to apply evidence-based psychiatric/mental health care for patients experiencing diagnoses such as anxiety, alterations in affect, and alterations in cognition.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to apply therapeutic communication for psychiatric/mental health care of patients experiencing biological illnesses.

Objectives:

1. Identify appropriate therapeutic communication techniques for individual diagnoses of patients experiencing psychiatric/mental health illnesses.
2. Summarize therapeutic communication for psychiatric/mental health care for patients with conditions such as anxiety, alterations in affect, and alterations in cognition.
3. Avoid non-therapeutic communication while using communication strategies for psychiatric/mental health patients.

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to apply evidence-based safety care for psychiatric/mental health care of patients experiencing biological illnesses.

Objectives:

1. Identify safety needs of patients experiencing psychiatric/mental health diagnoses sch as anxiety, alterations in affect, and alterations in cognition.
2. Explain evidence-based safety care for psychiatric/mental health care of patients experiencing biological illnesses.

• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

1. Foundations of Psychiatric Nursing
   1. Role of the nurse in the continuum of care
   2. Psychosocial, ethical, and socio‐cultural concepts
2. Mental Health and the Nursing Process
   1. Nursing process
   2. Mental health assessment
   3. Psychobiological basis of behavior
   4. Continuum of care
3. Psychotherapeutic/Milieu Management
   1. Therapeutic relationship
   2. Therapeutic communication
4. Management of Patients with Depression and Suicidal Ideations
   1. Nursing process
   2. Antidepressant agents
   3. Electroconvulsive therapy
5. Management of Patients with Mania
   1. Nursing process
   2. Antimanic agents
6. Management of Patients with Schizophrenia
   1. Nursing process
   2. Antipsychotic agents
   3. Antiparkinsonian agents
7. Management of Patients with Anxiety
   1. Nursing process
   2. Antianxiety agents
8. Management of Adolescent and Young Adult Patients
   1. Normal growth and development
   2. Nursing process
   3. Somatic therapies