Emphasis is on the integration and application of the concepts related to acuity, building on previous concepts and patterns to broaden the scope of practice. Professional relationships, ethical and legal issues and trends in health care will be critically examined. Experiential communication and psychomotor labs will be a component of this course. Students will have the opportunity to apply specialized knowledge and skills in caring for persons, families and groups experiencing episodic health challenges in surgical and acute mental health care settings. The professional psychiatric nursing role will continue to be developed and strengthened.
Weekly seminars assist to integrate concepts and issues related to the practice settings.
This course integrates previous learning with concepts of uncertainty, suffering, transcendence, empowerment, consumerism, partnerships in relationship to complex ongoing health challenges on persons of all ages. Knowledge of therapeutic group skills and techniques are applied through active participation and leadership opportunities. Experiential group communication and psychomotor labs will be a component of this course. Students will develop the knowledge and skills to participate in and to lead selected groups within the practice setting and have the opportunity to experience group process. The historical development of groups, selected theoretical bases of group counselling, the basic elements of group structure and process, leadership roles and responsibilities, rights and responsibilities of members, ethical issues and evaluation tools will be addressed.