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NURS 122 - PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURS
Prerequisites: NURS 111-Nursing of Adults 1 or NURS 130- Nursing Transition Corequisites: BIOL 133- Principles of Microbiology, SOCI 101- Introduction to Sociology, Humanities Elective, NURS –C22 Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing is one of two 7 ½ week module courses taught in the third semester of the four semester nursing clinical courses. Students are expected to show evidence of retention of previous learning, carrying out increasingly skillful assessment and interventions with clients with complex needs, through an inter-dependent relationship with clinical faculty and staff. It is designed to introduce students to basic concepts of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. The course is based on a holistic and humanistic framework, emphasizing clinical reasoning, caring and evidence based practice and best practice standards. It progresses from the study of individuals and groups experiencing high-level wellness to variations in wellness experiences. Continuing themes of lifespan perspective of growth and development, therapeutic communication and documentations, nutrition, social, cultural, racial and ethnic dimensions, pharmacotherapeutics, client advocacy, teaching, and legal and ethical standards are explored. Emphasis is placed on counseling and personal self-awareness and transformational growth. Traditional psychotherapeutic and integrative health therapies are addressed. Students have the opportunity to carry out the nursing process and develop beginning level clinical skills in individual and group counseling at a variety of mental health agencies and with a diverse group of psychiatric clients. The course includes four lecture hours (4 credit hours), twelve clinical hours and independent lab per week. Satisfactory clinical evaluation and a minimum theory grade of 78% are required for progression in the program. See orientation manual for grading. Fall semester offering only. 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours 0.000 Lab hours Levels: Academic Schedule Types: Lecture Business Health Sci Library Division Health Science Education Department Course Attributes: Free Elective, Nursing requirement View Textbook Info

NURS 122 - PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURS

Prerequisites: NURS 111-Nursing of Adults 1 or NURS 130- Nursing Transition Corequisites: BIOL 133- Principles of Microbiology, SOCI 101- Introduction to Sociology, Humanities Elective, NURS –C22 Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing is one of two 7 ½ week module courses taught in the third semester of the four semester nursing clinical courses. Students are expected to show evidence of retention of previous learning, carrying out increasingly skillful assessment and interventions with clients with complex needs, through an inter-dependent relationship with clinical faculty and staff. It is designed to introduce students to basic concepts of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. The course is based on a holistic and humanistic framework, emphasizing clinical reasoning, caring and evidence based practice and best practice standards. It progresses from the study of individuals and groups experiencing high-level wellness to variations in wellness experiences. Continuing themes of lifespan perspective of growth and development, therapeutic communication and documentations, nutrition, social, cultural, racial and ethnic dimensions, pharmacotherapeutics, client advocacy, teaching, and legal and ethical standards are explored. Emphasis is placed on counseling and personal self-awareness and transformational growth. Traditional psychotherapeutic and integrative health therapies are addressed. Students have the opportunity to carry out the nursing process and develop beginning level clinical skills in individual and group counseling at a variety of mental health agencies and with a diverse group of psychiatric clients. The course includes four lecture hours (4 credit hours), twelve clinical hours and independent lab per week. Satisfactory clinical evaluation and a minimum theory grade of 78% are required for progression in the program. See orientation manual for grading. Fall semester offering only.
4.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours

Levels: Academic
Schedule Types: Lecture

Business Health Sci Library Division
Health Science Education Department

Course Attributes:
Free Elective, Nursing requirement

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