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2020-2022 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 3 
    
2020-2022 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 3 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NSG 2320 Mental Health Nursing


Lecture: 2 Lab: 0 Practica: 1 Total Credits: 3
This course introduces concepts of psychiatric and mental health care. Trends and issues from past and current mental health care and systems are discussed. Ethical and legal issues, sociocultural issues, theories and therapies, drug, complementary and alternative therapies are considered. Therapeutic skills of assessment, communication, relationship and environment are detailed. Students investigate issues and care throughout the life span. Simulations, case studies, projects and presentations help nurses gain a working understanding of these complex patients.

Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of second quarter of PN courses
Co-requisite(s): NSG 2310 , NSG 2330 , NSG 2340 , NSG 2350   NSG 2311 (Orlando Campus)