NURS9232 — Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurs
NURS 9232 - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurs NURS 9232 - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurs Description Essentials of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing provides for the acquisition and application of psychiatric/mental health nursing theory, incorporating communication, collaboration, caring and clinical reasoning/nursing judgment necessary for safe, patient-centered nursing care to diverse patients experiencing common mental health conditions/disorders. Incorporates evidence-based practice, quality improvement, professional standards, and legal and ethical responsibilities of the nurse. Identify and provide knowledge and resources necessary to complete patient education regarding fundamental nursing concepts and basic nursing procedures. Exemplify professional behavior, accountability, responsibility, and use of basic interpersonal skills in the classroom and nursing laboratory. Explore and demonstrate effective communication in obtaining and conveying relevant information regarding fundamental nursing concepts, skills and the nursing process to faculty and classmates. Develop clinical reasoning and nursing judgment through the application of fundamental nursing knowledge in the classroom and nursing laboratory. Discuss and correctly utilize technology in the retrieval, management, and reporting of fundamental nursing concepts, skills, and medication provision in the classroom and nursing laboratory. Identify safety and infection control procedures to protect patients and health c
Prerequisites: NURS9135, NURS9133, PSYC2003