NURS 12094 - (was 1420) Mental Health Nursing

Four credit hours.

Was NURS 1420. Builds on NURS 11083 and NURS 12083 or NURS 13003 and NURS 13001 focusing on mental health/illness across the lifespan and communication with patients, families, and the health care team, including principles of conflict management. Exemplars include psychosocial assessment in acute and chronic mental illness, symptom management, and patient advocacy. Students continue to develop nursing knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the competencies of safety, quality improvement, and informatics through learning experiences in the classroom, and acute care/community mental health facilities. Two theory, two lab. Traditional option: One-half semester; Transition option: Summer term.

Prerequisites: NURS 11083 and NURS 12083, or NURS 13001 and NURS 13003, and BIOL 24104 or BIOL 23394.