NURS 130 - Mental Health Nursing

1. Describe the role of the practical nurse within a multidisciplinary mental healthcare team.
2. Discuss normal mental health principles and well as mental health problems.
3. Identify the components of a therapeutic nurse-client relationship.
4. Demonstrate effective use of therapeutic communication skills with clients and families.
5. Communicate to the healthcare team in both oral and written formats incorporating professional communication skills, medical terminology, and legal principles.
6. Use the nursing process to collect and analyze physical and mental health data to plan and provide care in a professional mental health setting.
7. Apply principles of social and cultural diversity to provide care which is nondiscriminatory, empathetic, and culturally sensitive.
8. Give examples of legal and ethical issues related to the care of clients with mental illness.
9. Identify nursing care principles designed to empower clients and families dealing with mental illness, substance abuse issues, and dementia.
10. Explore current mental health nursing theory and research.
11. Discuss medications commonly used in clients with mental illness.
12. Display sensitivity for cultural and social differences, privacy, and confidentiality when planning and providing care.