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| DEPT | SUBJECT | NUMBER | CREDITS | COURSE NAME | Web Site |
| HCS | NUR | 1260 | 4 (credits) | NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS | not available |
| COURSE IS DESIGNED TO TEACH BASIC PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING CONCEPTS AND THEIR APPLICATION TO CLINICAL PRACTICE. CLASSROOM LEARNING IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPMENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL THEORIES IN ORDER TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS. MAJOR PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESSES THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN AS WELL AS CONTEMPORARY METHODS OF TREATMENT ARE ADDRESSED. APPLICATION OF THEORETICAL CONCEPTS AND NURSING INTERVENTIONS IS THE FOCUS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN ACUTE, CHRONIC AND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SETTINGS. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON UNDERSTANDING THE UNIQUE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TREATMENT PLANS FOR CLIENTS EXPERIENCING PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS. | |||||