NURS224 Care of Mental Health Patients
This course entails the application of the nursing process in caring for patients along the continuum of mental health. Critical thinking skills and caring behaviors are stressed. Emphasis is placed on self-awareness, the therapeutic process of communication, ethical-legal issues, theoretical and practice advances in the etiology and treatment of mental illness, and the contemporary trends in the practice of psychiatric nursing throughout the lifespan. This course includes classroom, laboratory and clinical experiences. Restricted to Associate Degree Nursing Students.
Prerequisite
Prereq.- NURS215 with C+ or better; Pre- or coreq.- BIOS202, PSYC258, and SOCA102 or SOCA103.
Lecture/Lab Ratio
2:6