Psychiatric Nursing (Practical) Syllabus

Course Description

This course offers students the opportunity to apply principles of psychiatric nursing in providing holistic nursing care to psychiatric patients and their families. This course also helps to develop skills in conducting therapeutic counseling.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course on Psychiatric Nursing (Practical), the student will be able to:

• Provide care to patients/families with Psychiatric problems using the nursing process.
• Perform history taking and mental status examination of Psychiatric clients.
• Prepare nursing care plans according to individual needs.
• Plan and provide health teaching according to need.
• Communicate effectively with client/family focusing on their special needs.
• Conduct therapeutic sessions with clients and families.
• Counsel the clients and families with Psychiatric problems.
• Find out the strategies used in treatment methods.

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Teaching Learning Activities

• Students in the Psychiatric nursing practicum will use the nursing process in caring for patients/families with Psychiatric problems.
• Each student will practice taking history, performing mental status examination and provide health teaching.

Clinical Activities:

• History taking of psychiatric patients
• Mental status examination
• Planning and providing of care to clients with psychiatric illness
• Counseling clients and families
• Conducting therapeutic sessions
• Observation of the services at specific mental health institutions

Evaluation