A more advanced role of the nurse is emphasized. This modularized course provides theoretical knowledge correlated with clinical experience in planning and administering care to the psychiatric client in the acute care facility. Emphasizes the care of the patient with mental health problems, cognitive disorders, and problems of daily living and substance abuse. Utilizes the Roy Adaptation Model as a framework for using the Nursing Process for client care. The Roy Adaptation Model and Nursing Process are used to plan and implement care.
Clinical experiences utilize critical care units.
Theory content from previous nursing courses and required cognates are synthesized. This course includes historical perspectives, current issues, and legal, ethical, professional, and practice factors important to nursing. Leadership , management, and communication factors pertinent to client care are discussed. A four to five week full-time clinical preceptorship utilizing selected R.N. preceptors is performed in acute hospital settings for a total of 144 to 160 hours.