NURS 235 - Psychiatric Nursing Care

Institution:

Truckee Meadows Community College

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Description:

Prerequisite: All first year nursing courses, NUTR 223 and HDFS 21. Open to students accepted to the nursing program only. This course is designed to further enhance the preparation of the student in giving care as a member of the health team. Content focuses on the client, with the physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental and spiritual variables which provide a line of defense and on the stressors which impact that defense and disturb the clients' stability. The client, is, therefore, in a dynamic state of wellness or illness, and nursing involves interventions to assist the client to achieve a state of wellness. Since the student is seen as possessing a unique system as does the client, the course will also assist the student to develop greater awareness of self and his/her own patterns of behavior and to develop ability in the use of self as a therapeutic tool. Causes, treatment and prevention of mental illness will be considered and community resources for aiding mental health and treating mental illness will be identified.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tmcc.edu

Phone Number:

(775) 673-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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