PNSG 1630 - Mental Health Nursing

Prerequisite: Program Admission; PNSG 1600, PNSG 1605, & PNSG 1610;
Corequisite: PNSG 1615 & PNSG 1635
Presents concepts within the field of mental health nursing and their application to everyday human behavior, thinking, emotion, and communication. Focuses on health management and maintenance and the prevention of illness, care of the mental health patient as a whole, and deviations from the normal state of health. Emphasis is placed on students understanding mental health principles and their application within the context of family, work and social interactions. Topics include an overview of psychological disorders and their treatments; terminology associated with health care, stress and health; health management and maintenance and prevention of illness; care of the mental health patient as a whole, and deviations from the normal state of health in the mental health client; client care, pharmacology, and diet therapy of the mental health client; and standard precautions. The definition of client care includes using the nursing process, performing assessments, using critical thinking, and providing client education, displaying cultural competence across the life span and with attention to special populations. At completion of this mental health course, students will have completed a minimum of 75 (3750/50) lecture contact hours and 25 (1500/60) clock hours of mental health-related clinical experience. Note: Students enrolled in this course will be assessed a $61 cost recovery course fee in addition to tuition and fees. Fees are subject to change at the end of any semester. Contact hours: Class - 1, Lab - 6 Credit hours: 4 (Su)