Nursing Practice Course Outline: Course Outcomes and Learning Objectives

Psychiatric Nursing Curriculum Name Institutional Affiliation Psychiatric Nursing Curriculum Course Description Psychiatric Nursing employs the process of nursing to patients exhibiting mental and behavioral problems. The main course concentration of the course is on the evaluation of clients' condition and therapeutic communication. The approach embraced is utilizing all knowledge, skills, and expertise from primary, secondary, and tertiary phases of healthcare in a wide range of psychiatric conditions. General Course Objectives To explore different types of mental disorders and their nursing management practices. To identify major theories of interpreting mental illnesses. To identify signs and symptoms of mental illnesses. To differentiate between the various types of neurotic, psychotic, personality, organic disorders, and the psychopathological process of each disorder. To assess the understanding of mental health concepts amongst students using blackboard discussions. Targeted QSEN Competencies Patient-centered care To demonstrate the ability to meet the human needs of clients holistically by providing a safe environment and effective care. To illustrate the uniqueness, value, and worth of the client when applying nursing care interventions. To perform therapeutic communication skills and limit setting with clients with mental disorders. To deal with clients using therapeutic relationships and respond to verbal and non-verbal communication techniques. To develop skills to deal with difficult behaviors such as withdrawn, aggressive, depressed, suspicious, hallucinating, or delusional clients. To apply the principles of observation to assess the client's condition through objectivity. To employ the techniques of setting limits to correct undesirable behaviors. Interdisciplinary teamwork To infer facilitators and barriers in the work situation Quality Improvement To be competent to care for cases that need psychiatric emergencies such as excitement, stupor, suicide, and food refusal. To demonstrate an understanding of a variety of therapies, including recreational, occupational, group, art, and music therapy. Student's Guidelines for Meeting Objectives Plan and revise theoretical material...