NUR 2303 - Nursing Process IV 3 Credits
The focus of this course is to apply curricular concepts and apply evidence-based care in the area of mental health. Student behaviors will include the application of the nursing process for clinical decision-making to provide patientcentered care for the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health with a variety of developmental and culturally diverse patients. The nutritional needs of the mental health patient will be integrated through the course to specific disease processes and physiological changes. Theory and clinical content will emphasize the concepts of quality and safety, legal and ethical considerations, and healthcare team roles in the area of mental health. Self-assessment and self-awareness are encouraged to enhance self-development and foster therapeutic relationships. Communication skills are further developed using theories of interpersonal relationships as a foundation with a focus on the development of goal-directed therapeutic communication techniques. Application of knowledge and skills occurs in a variety of inpatient and outpatient clinical settings. Morning, afternoon, evening, and/or weekend hours in a behavioral health care setting may be scheduled for clinical experience.
Prerequisite: ENG 1113 English Composition I* , NUR 1201 Critical Thinking Applications II , NUR 1208 Nursing Process II , BIOL 2244 Microbiology* , all passed with a grade of “C” or better
^LPN to RN only
Pre or Corequisite: PSYC 1103 General Psychology*
Corequisite: NUR 2107 Nursing Process III . Must pass NUR 2017 Nursing Process II with a “C” or better to progress.
Course Level Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate caring behaviors with patient, families, and other members of the multi-disciplinary health care team. (PLO 1, 2) (GEO 1, 4)
2. Utilize principles of teaching/learning when providing care to the psychiatric-mental health patient. (PLO 1,2,4,5) (GEO 2, 3)
3. Collaborates with members of the multi-disciplinary health care team, patient, families and/or significant others as appropriate in the performance of their own care. (PLO 2, 5) (GEO 1, 3, 4)
4. Demonstrate critical thinking and decision-making behaviors in decisions related to patient care that will maintain, promote, restore health, alleviate suffering. (PLO 3, 5) (GEO 2, 3)
5. Identifies opportunities for managing and delegating patient care in the psychiatric-mental health setting. (PLO 2, 3) (GEO 2, 3)
6. Apply the nursing process, supported by evidence based practice, resulting in quality and safe care in areas of the psychiatric-mental health setting. (PLO 4) (GEO 2, 3, 4)
7. Utilize principles of growth and development in planning across the life span in the psychiatric-mental health setting. (PLO 2,3, 5) (GEO 2, 3)
8. Apply principles of nursing pharmacology to include nutritional teaching in the safe administration of medications and promotion of health to psychiatric mental health patients. (PLO 4, 8) (GEO 2, 3, 4)
9. Provide holistic patient-centered care to culturally diverse patients, families and/or significant others in the psychiatric mental health setting. (PLO 1, 5) (GEO 1, 4)
10. Utilize various forms of technology in the provision of patient care in the psychiatric-mental health setting. (PLO 6) (GEO 1)
11. Use effective therapeutic communication skills with patients, peers, faculty, and multidisciplinary health care team in the clinical and nonclinical setting. (PLO 1, 2, 6) (GEO 1, 4)
12. Demonstrates responsibility for self-development and accountability through the use of appropriate resources. (PLO 7, 8) (GEO 3, 4)
13. Explore leadership opportunities within the healthcare and classroom setting. (PLO 7) (GEO 4)
14. Apply legal and ethical principles in the provision of patient care. (PLO 8) (GEO 4)
15. Practice nursing actions that are consistent with the role of the A.D.N. nurse in the psychiatric-mental health setting. (PLO 8) (GEO 3, 4)
16. Apply the nursing process in response to the nutritional needs of the adult patient in the mental
health setting (PLO 3, 4, 5)
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