VNSG 1238 - Mental Illness (nurs 1612)

CIP Code: 51.3901
Credit(s): 2
Study of human behavior with emphasis on emotional and mental abnormalities and modes of treatment incorporating the nursing process.

Therapeutic communication is emphasized. Continue to focus on the role of a vocational nurse as a Member of a Profession Provider of Patient-Centered Care Patient Safety Advocate and Member of the Health Care Team as related to caring for the individual with mental illness or maladaptive behavior.

The student will:

1. identify common mental illnesses and maladaptive behavior
2. utilize the nursing process to assist in planning care for the individual with mental illness or maladaptive behavior
3. discuss trends in the management of the individual requiring psychotherapeutic treatment and pharmacologic agents 1,2,4,5,6

Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of previous term courses.

Faculty Consent: Y