Experiential communication and psychomotor labs will be a component of this course. This course introduces the student to the psychiatric nursing role. Students will have the opportunity to apply knowledge of psychiatric nursing concepts and skills and to establish nurse-patient relationships and caring environments. Students will focus on developing personal self-awareness, promoting health in selected clients in a variety of intermediate and mental health settings in the community. Using a conceptual framework, students will begin to assess and set priorities to organize care.
Weekly seminars assist to integrate concepts across practice settings.
This course examines people s experiences with ongoing health challenges throughout the life cycle and the impact on harmony, healing and health within families, groups and communities. Concepts of chronicity, change, loss, grief, pain, comfort, hope, hopelessness, power, powerlessness and patterns of withdrawal and depression will be examined, building on previous concepts and patterns. Professional relationships, ethical and legal issues will be explored. Experiential communication and psychomotor labs will be a component of this course. This course introduces the student to the psychiatric nursing role.