NURS 253 - Mental Health/Psychiatric Nursing

Institution:

Kapiolani Community College

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Description:

6 hours lecture, 12 hours lab/clinical per week for 8 weeks Prerequisite(s): A grade of "C" or higher in NURS 157; a grade of "C" or higher in NURS 164, or a grade of "C" or higher in NURS 166; a grade of "C" or higher in MICR 130 or MICR 135; credit or concurrent enrollment in PHRComment: Letter grade only. NURS 253 may not be audited. NURS 253 may not be taken credit/no credit. NURS 253 students must pass all math, theory and clinical components in order to pass the course. NURS 253 focuses on the use of the nursing process to meet the psychosocial needs of a culturally diverse population across the life span. Psychosocial needs include safety, love and belonging, esteem and recognition, and self-actualization-aesthetic needs. Emphasis is placed on self-awareness, the 8 health-illness continuum, therapeutic communication and the development of a therapeutic relationship with the client who has alterations in psychosocial wellness. Upon successful completion of NURS 253, the student should be able to: Integrate the facts and principles of biological, psychological, sociological, cultural and spiritual functioning while providing nursing care to clients with needs resulting from altered states of psychosocial wellness. Analyze use of the nursing process when providing care to clients with needs resulting from altered states of psychosocial wellness. Communicate effectively using self therapeutically with clients who have needs resulting from altered states of psychosocial wellness. Evaluate the effective use of the teaching/learning process for clients with altered states of psychosocial wellness. Identify critical aspects of the nurse's role in the management of the client with altered states of psychosocial wellness. Analyze legal standards and ethical concepts in the delivery of nursing care to the client. Analyze learning experiences in the delivery of nursing care to clients with alterations in psychosocial wellness.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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