NUR 485 - Alterations in Mental Health:A Holistic Approach

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Adelphi University

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Description:

6 credits Generic requirement. Prerequisites: All required science courses and 200-level nursing courses. Pre/Corequisite: NUR 375. This course takes a holistic approach to alterations in mental health across the life span. Students will learn and apply bio-psycho-social-spiritual theoretical concepts and principles, using the nursing process, to the care of clients experiencing mental illness. Themes of mental health-mental illness as they affect individuals, groups, and communities will be explored. Nursing practice will involve multicultural client populations in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and/or other community agencies. Students will examine the perceptions and meanings clients ascribe to their illness experience within their cultural context. Relevant research, as well as legal and ethical components of client care, will be incorporated.

Credits:

6.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.ADELPHI.EDU

Phone Number:

(516) 877-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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