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May 14, 2025
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PNP 1232 - Mental Health Nursing 2 Credits
This course includes an introduction to common conditions of mental illness, prevention of such conditions, and the care of the patient suffering from abnormal mental and emotional responses. (Mental hygiene aspects will be integrated throughout the course.)
Prerequisite: PNP 1225 Anatomy And Physiology or BIOL 2224 Anatomy & Physiology I* , and BIOL 2234 Anatomy & Physiology II*
Corequisite: PNP 1214 Fundamentals of Nursing and PNP 1342 Pharmacology
Course Level Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Recognize the LPN role in mental health nursing. (PLO 2, 3, 5)
2. Demonstrate the knowledge and ability to care for the individual’s mental health needs. (PLO 1, 2, 3, 5, 8)
3. Differentiate between mental health and mental illness (PLO 2)
4. Demonstrate the components of a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship. (PLO 1, 4, 6, 7, 8)
5. Recognize alterations in body systems related to specific mental-health disorders. (PLO 2, 3)
6. Utilize therapeutic communication techniques. (PLO 1, 4, 5, 6)
7. Identify a therapeutic milieu. (PLO 1, 4, 8)
8. Meets all clinical learning objectives. (PLO 1, 2, 3, 4)
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