This course explores mental health and psychiatric nursing, building on foundational knowledge. It examines healthy mental health environments, sources and causes of mental disorders, and psychiatric emergencies. The course also covers disorders of childhood psychiatry, functional psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia and mood disorders, psychoneuroses, organic mental disorders, and epilepsy. Students will gain skills in assessment, intervention, and management of various mental health conditions.
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NSC311: Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing I
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Create concept maps linking Units 3-5 childhood disorders to diagnostic criteria.
Practice differential diagnosis scenarios from Units 7-9 mood disorders.
Review medication side effects from Units 10-12 psychotropic drugs weekly.
Focus on applying DSM-5 criteria from Units 1-6 to case studies.
Simulate emergency scenarios from Unit 7 and practice rapid response protocols.