NUR 3051 - Mental Health Nursing

Institution:

Mount Saint Mary College

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Description:

This course prepares the general practitioner of nursing to deal with psychosocial problems. The nursing process is used as a means of organizing psychiatric clinical syndromes. Emphasis is on assessment skills and the supportive, holistic treatment role of the nurse in dealing with client behaviors. Nursing process and Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns are the basis for clinical decision making. Cultural patterns, family phenomena and lifestyles are examined as they relate to and affect nursing intervention. 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Prerequisites: NUR 3000, NUR 3012, HLT 3040. Co-requisite or prerequisite: NUR 3022.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.msmc.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 561-0800

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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