Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing

Graduate / Professional

In combination with NURS 5200 , this seminar provides the foundations of understanding and treating psychiatric disabilities within a bio-psycho-social-spiritual-cultural-theoretical framework of health promotion and disease prevention related to both mental health and mental illness. Course content includes the pathophysiology, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of cognitive, perceptual, emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal symptoms associated with common psychiatric diagnoses for individuals with mental illness and their families across the lifespan. Students analyze the economic, legal, and ethical issues that influence care in a variety of settings. Four hours per week, first half of spring or summer term, as assigned. 2 Course cr HTBA