1. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Course Content
UnitOne – Basic Conceptsin Psychiatric/Mental HealthNursing
 The Conceptof StressAdaption
 Mental Health/Mental Illness:Historical andTheoretical Concepts
UnitTwo- FoundationsforPsychiatric/Mental HealthNursing
 Theoretical Modelsof PersonalityDevelopment
 Conceptsof Psychobiology
 Ethical and Legal IssuesinPsychiatric/MentalHealthNursing
 Cultural andSpiritual ConceptsRelevanttoPsychiatric/MentalHealthNursing
UnitThree-Therapeutic Approachesin PsychiatricNursingCare
 RelationshipDevelopment
 TherapeuticCommunication
 The NursingProcessinPsychiatric/Mental HealthNursing
 TherapeuticGroups
 InterventionwithFamilies
 MilieuTherapy-The TherapeuticCommunity
 CrisisIntervention
 RelaxationTherapy
 AssertivenessTraining
 PromotingSelf Esteem
 Anger/AggressionManagement
 The Suicidal Client
 BehaviorTherapy
 Cognitive Therapy
 Psychopharmacology
 Electroconvulsive Therapy
 ComplementaryTherapies
 ClientEducation
UnitFour- NursingCareof Clientswith AlterationsinPsychosocial Adaptation
 DisordersUsuallyFirstDiagnosesinInfancy,Childhood,orAdolescence
 Delirium,Dementia,andAmnesicDisorders
 Substance RelatedDisorders

2.  SchizophreniaandOtherPsychoticDisorders
 Mood Disorders
 AnxietyDisorders
 SomatoformandDissociative Disorders
 IssuesrelatedtoHumanSexuality
 EatingDisorders
 PersonalityDisorders
UnitFive-Psychiatric/Mental HealthNursingofSpecial Populations
 The AgingIndividual
 Victimsof Abuse orNeglect
 CommunityMental HealthNursing
 ForensicNursing
 The BereavedIndividual