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 Department:    SOC

 Course #:    191

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    n/a

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2018

 Course Description  

Explores aspects of psychosocial issues in healthcare. Explores societal, cultural and personal attitudes as they impact access to mental health and medical care. Examines healthcare disparities for individuals with mental illness. Explores legal, ethical and safety issues regarding rights of the individual and the community. Applies the nursing process to the care of individuals from wellness to acute and chronic mental illness. Includes substance abuse, disorders of anxiety, mood, bipolar, eating and thought along with related disorders across the lifespan. Identifies treatment approaches, including communication, collaboration and advocacy, by applying knowledge from psychology and related fields. Incorporates concepts of context and environment, knowledge and science, personal and professional development, quality and safety, relationship-centered care and teamwork.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: NURS 181, 182 with a C grade (2.0) or higher and concurrent enrollment in NURS 191, 192.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory N/A  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Use the nursing process to provide holistic care for patients experiencing psychobiological disorders and psychiatric emergencies.
2. Analyze societal and cultural attitudes in terms of how they impact mental health treatment along with access to medical and mental health care.
3. Recognize personal attitudes that lend themselves to stigma that impact mental health and access to care.
4. Generate strategies to advocate for persons with psychobiological disorder sand psychiatric emergencies.
5. Apply knowledge from psychology and other related theories in the treatment of those with mental health issues.
6. Examine the evidence that underlies clinical nursing practice to challenge the status quo, question underlying assumptions and offer new insights to improve the quality of care for persons, families and communities.
7. Critique treatment approaches for psychobiological disorders and psychiatric emergencies.
8. Examine legal, ethical and safety issues regarding rights of the person as compared to the rights of the community.
9. Explore the role of the nurse as envisioned regarding the future of mental health treatment.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

1. Information Literacy

Definition: Recognizing when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
1.3 Evaluate information and its sources critically.

3. Communication

Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
3.3 Demonstrate effective listening skills.

6. Individual Awareness & Responsibility

Definition: Understanding, managing, and taking responsibility for one’s learning and behavior in varied and changing environments.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
6.1 Identify ethical and healthy choices and apply these personally, socially, academically, and professionally.

Course Contents

1. Social, cultural, and personal attitudes in terms of how they impact mental health treatment and access to mental health and medical care.
2. Nursing process applied to providing holistic caf� to persons experiencing psychobiological disorders and psychiatric emergencies.
3. Treatment approaches for psychobiological disorders and psychiatric emergencies.
4. Strategies to advocate for persons with mental health needs.
5. Legal, ethical and safety issues in the treatment of those with a psychobiological disorder or psychiatric emergency as compared to rights of the community.
6. The role of the nurse as envisioned future of mental health treatment and the role of the nurse.