NURS 1456 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing B

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 substance use disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, violence and abuse, organic mental disorders, and trauma.
2. Identify evidence-based safety interventions for the care of psychiatric/mental health patients experiencing diagnoses such substance use disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, violence and abuse, organic mental disorders, and trauma.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, the student will apply evidence-based clinical practice for psychiatric/mental health care of patients experiencing trauma.

Objectives:

1. Identify subjective and objective data related to psychiatric/mental health diagnoses such as substance use disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, violence and abuse, organic mental disorders, and trauma.
2. Use subjective and objective data to apply evidence-based psychiatric/mental health care for patients experiencing diagnoses such as substance use disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, violence and abuse, organic mental disorders, and trauma.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, the student will apply therapeutic communication for psychiatric/mental health care of patients experiencing trauma.

Objectives:

1. Identify appropriate therapeutic communication techniques for individual diagnoses of patients experiencing psychiatric/mental health conditions such as substance use disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, violence and abuse, organic mental disorders, and trauma.
2. Summarize therapeutic communication for psychiatric/mental health care of patients with conditions such as substance use disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, violence and abuse, organic mental disorders, and trauma.
3. Avoid non-therapeutic communication while using communication strategies for psychiatric/mental health patients and those with trauma.

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, the student will apply evidence-based safety care for psychiatric/mental health care of patients experiencing trauma.

Objectives:

1. Identify safety needs of patients experiencing psychiatric/mental health diagnoses such as substance use disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, violence and abuse, organic mental disorders, and trauma.
2. Explain evidence-based safety care for psychiatric/mental health care of patients experiencing trauma.

• 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. Management of Patients with Substance Related Disorders
   1. Mood altering chemicals
   2. Dysfunctional behavior patterns
   3. Nursing process
   4. Antialcohol agents
2. Dual Diagnosis
   1. Definition and etiology
   2. Treatment issues
   3. Psychotherapeutic management
3. Community‐based Care
   1. Community mental health models
   2. Outpatient services
   3. Psychiatric home care
   4. Community outreach programs
   5. Residential services
   6. Homelessness
4. Management of Patients with Cognitive Disorders
   1. Nursing process
   2. Alzheimer’s disease
   3. Family caring for patients
   4. Closed head injuries
   5. Seizure disorders
   6. Anticonvulsant agents
   7. Cholinesterase inhibitors
5. Management of Patients with Personality Disorders
   1. Nursing process
   2. Cluster A personality disorders
   3. Cluster B personality disorders
   4. Cluster C personality disorders
6. Crisis Intervention
   1. Definition and description
   2. Phases of crisis
   3. Types of crisis
   4. Methods of crisis intervention
7. Survivors of Violence
   1. Nursing process
   2. Battered women survivors
   3. Child abuse survivors
   4. Elder abuse survivors
   5. Rape survivors
   6. Forensic nursing
8. Management of HIV/AIDS
   1. Nursing process
   2. Neuropsychiatric factors
   3. Psychosocial factors
   4. Grief and loss
9. Psychological Aspects of Physiological Illness
   1. Nursing process
   2. Historical overview
   3. Stress
   4. Persons at risk
10. Management of Patients with Eating Disorders
    1. Nursing process
    2. Anorexia nervosa
    3. Bulimia nervosa