Upon completion, students should be able to apply the nursing process to individuals experiencing acute and chronic alterations in health. Emphasis is placed on utilizing the nursing process to provide and manage nursing care for individuals with common psychiatric disorders or mental health needs. Emphasis is based on roles and functions of nurses as members of interdisciplinary teams in the community and utilization of the nursing process to meet the needs or problems of individuals and groups in the community. Emphasis is placed on the nurse's role as a member of a multidisciplinary team and as a manager of care for a group of individuals. Upon completion, students should be able to provide comprehensive nursing care for groups of individuals with common complex alterations in health.
Emphasis is placed on professional, legal, ethical, and political issues and management concepts.
Upon completion, students should be able to articulate professional and management concepts.