NRSE 3141 - Mental Health Nursing

• Students will be able to apply cultural competence and its relationship to health care delivery
• Students will be able to apply related legal, ethical, and community standards in the provision of psychiatric-mental health care for individuals, families, and groups
• Students will be able to assess, implement and evaluate psychiatric-mental health nursing care in accordance with data from the situation
• Students will be able to explain the influence of biochemical, genetic, environmental and biopsychosocial variables in the development of psychiatric-mental health disorders
• Students will be able to facilitate collaboration among individuals, families, health care providers, and support groups in establishing priorities for the provision of cost effective psychiatric-mental health care
• Students will be able to integrate therapeutic communication techniques and effective interpersonal skills in the provision of psychiatric-mental health care for individuals, families, and groups across settings
• Students will be able to apply analytical, logical reasoning for clinical judgment and nursing decision making
• Students will be able to provide safe and effective care for clients with mental health problems including monitoring for side effects of medication and client teaching paramount to safe medication therapy