Jul 04, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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NURS 1221 - Mental Health Nursing
This course focuses on patient-centered care for patients experiencing common acute and chronic mental health alterations across the lifespan. The student will build on fundamental concepts of collaboration, evidence-based practice, and safe, effective quality care.
Requisites: NURS 1111, 1112, 1131, BIOS 1300, and CFS 2710
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture, 0.0 clinical, 0.0 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to apply evidence-based clinical reasoning to the care of patients with alterations in mental health.
- Students will be able to demonstrate safety principles in the performance of nursing skills.
- Students will be able to utilize technology for patient care.
- Studenst will be able to discuss the impact of psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, and individual physiological differences on patients with alterations in mental health.
- Students will be able to apply the nursing process to patients with alterations in mental health.
- Students will be able to apply knowledge and resources necessary to teach patients, caregiver(s), and members of the community about issues pertinent to mental health.
- Students will be able to demonstrate effective communication with patients, caregiver(s), members of the community, and members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
- Students will be able to demonstrate professional behavior in the classroom, lab, and clinical area.
- Students will be able to demonstrate the nurse’s legal, ethical, and professional standards of care with regards to mental health nursing concepts and skills.
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