September 2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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September 2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NM 230 - Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice


This course will address mental health issues within a holistic nursing context. Specific content will include historical and stereotypical views of psychiatric nursing care, biological versus behavioral approaches, therapeutic versus non-therapeutic communication, and the role of self-esteem. Evaluation of specific psychiatric disorders and nursing interventions appropriate to these disorders will be reviewed. 4.00 semester credit hours Contact Hours: 90.00 Prerequisite: EN 106 Information Literacy and Research Writing , PS 101 Psychology  , NM 208 Nursing Informatics  , NM 322 Clinical Nursing II . Corequisite: EN 251 Writing About Literature ,  MA 320 Statistics , NM 245 Cultural Diversity in Nursing  and NM 335 Designing and Managing Nursing Care .