Mental Health and Addictions

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

An examination of acute and chronic mental health conditions affecting the lives of individuals. Integrates knowledge of pathophysiology, neurology, and pharmacology with nursing responses to support persons living with these health challenges. Includes a focus on intersectionality, addictions, and alternative perspectives to understanding mental health and addictions. Incorporates further knowledge development and integration in the lab environment with an emphasis on providing safe, high quality nursing care, a continued focus on integration of knowledge around pharmacology, applied therapeutics, and practice of relevant skills, nursing responses.