NURS 441 Psychiatric-Mental Hlth-Th&Practice
Integrates knowledge from the humanities and sciences into holistic and informed care of patients with psychiatric and mental health concerns. Focus is placed on health promotion, risk reduction and the alleviation of symptomatology across the lifespan. Theories of mental health and illness as well as the causes, correlates and consequences of specific disease entities are addressed. Practice and refinement of the therapeutic use of self is emphasized. Students gain an understanding of group dynamics and group facilitation skills. Critical thinking and clinical problem solving, therapeutic nursing interventions, levels of prevention, and the nursing process are applied in a variety of crisis, acute care, long term care, and community settings. Not required for RN Mobility students. Offered fall and spring semester. Prerequisite: 300 level nursing courses