I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Psychosocial Nursing
2. Course Prefix & Number:
PNUR 1168
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course presents general principles of communication in the health care setting. The course will build on the studentÆs basic skills and assist in developing skills in the care of emotional/mental illness, substance abuse, and social problems emphasizing nursing interventions in all health care settings.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
PNUR 1168 - Psychosocial Nursing
There are no prerequisites for this course.
7. Other Prerequisites
Admission to the Practical Nursing Program
9. Co-requisite Courses:
PNUR 1168 - Psychosocial Nursing
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
Ridgewater College
|
NURS 1600
|
3
|
|
St. Cloud Technical College
|
PRSG 1444
|
2
|
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
|
Name of Program(s)
|
Program Type
|
|
Practical Nursing Program
|
Diploma
|
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Demonstrate therapeutic communication techniques (both verbal and nonverbal). |
| Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments |
Discuss diverse cultural and environmental situations related to client care across the health care continuum. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Define psychosocial nursing care
|
|
|
Describe the impact of client behavior problems in a managed healthcare setting
|
|
|
Identify Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in explaining a client’s response to illness
|
|
|
Identify defense mechanisms and common coping mechanisms
|
|
|
Describe key components of a psychosocial observation/assessment
|
|
|
Identify key issues in therapeutic communication
|
|
|
Explain how culture will influence a psychosocial observation/assessment
|
|
|
Describe legal, ethical and confidentiality issues commonly encountered by nurses in the healthcare setting
|
|
|
Describe common client problems with anxiety and the most appropriate nursing interventions
|
|
|
Describe the depressed, suicidal, and grieving client and appropriate nursing interventions
|
|
|
Describe the manic client and appropriate nursing interventions
|
|
|
Describe the confused client and appropriate nursing interventions
|
|
|
Identify factors contributing to substance abuse and nursing interventions that are appropriate
|
|
|
Discuss anorexia nervosa and bulimia including interventions
|
|
|
Differentiate between functional/dysfunctional families
|
|
|
Identify factors that may precipitate spiritual distress
|
|
|
Identify the indications/clinical uses for anti-psychotic, anti-depressant, anti-anxiety, and anti-manic meds
|
|
|
Describe professional boundary issues and implications for nursing practice
|
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Intro to Psychosocial Nursing
- Culture, Religion
- Understanding
- Mental Health
- Mental Illness
- Issues
- Confidentiality
- HIPAA
- Policies and procedures
- Defense Mechanisms
- Rationalization
- Intellectualization
- Reaction formation
- Dissociation
- Displacement,
- Repression
- Regression
- Mentally Healthy Nursing
- Boundaries
- Teamwork
- Assertiveness vs. Aggressiveness
- Burnout
- The Nurse Client Relationship
- Therapeutic Communication
- Role Plays
- Blockers to Communication
- Stress and Coping
- Hans Selye
- Adaptive & Maladaptive Stress
- Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology
- Schizophrenia
- Positive and negative symptoms
- Types
- Treatment and nursing care
- Mood Disorders
- Bi-polar
- Treatment and nursing care
- Personality Disorders
- Borderline
- Antisocial
- Dependant
- Dramatic
- Narcissistic
- Psychosocial Issues in General Client Care
- Manipulation/Staff Splitting
- Noncompliance
- Anxiety Disorders
- Generalized anxiety
- Panic attacks
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Substance
- Abuse
- Dependency
- Treatment
- Eating Disorders
- Dementia & Cognitive Disorders
- Violence & Abuse
- Types
- Mandatory reporting
- Patient in Pain
- Description of pain
- Quality of pain
- Characteristics of pain
- Alleviating interventions
- Aggravating causes
- Psychosocial Issues in General Patient Care
- Crisis
- Chronic Illness
- Spiritual Needs
- Religious Issues
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Psychosocial Nursing
2. Course Prefix & Number:
PNUR 1168
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course presents general principles of communication in the health care setting. The course will build on the studentÆs basic skills and assist in developing skills in the care of emotional/mental illness, substance abuse, and social problems emphasizing nursing interventions in all health care settings.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
PNUR 1168 - Psychosocial Nursing
There are no prerequisites for this course.
7. Other Prerequisites
Admission to the Practical Nursing Program
9. Co-requisite Courses:
PNUR 1168 - Psychosocial Nursing
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
Ridgewater College
|
NURS 1600
|
3
|
|
St. Cloud Technical College
|
PRSG 1444
|
2
|
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
|
Name of Program(s)
|
Program Type
|
|
Practical Nursing Program
|
Diploma
|
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Demonstrate therapeutic communication techniques (both verbal and nonverbal). |
| Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments |
Discuss diverse cultural and environmental situations related to client care across the health care continuum. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Define psychosocial nursing care
|
|
|
Describe the impact of client behavior problems in a managed healthcare setting
|
|
|
Identify Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in explaining a client’s response to illness
|
|
|
Identify defense mechanisms and common coping mechanisms
|
|
|
Describe key components of a psychosocial observation/assessment
|
|
|
Identify key issues in therapeutic communication
|
|
|
Explain how culture will influence a psychosocial observation/assessment
|
|
|
Describe legal, ethical and confidentiality issues commonly encountered by nurses in the healthcare setting
|
|
|
Describe common client problems with anxiety and the most appropriate nursing interventions
|
|
|
Describe the depressed, suicidal, and grieving client and appropriate nursing interventions
|
|
|
Describe the manic client and appropriate nursing interventions
|
|
|
Describe the confused client and appropriate nursing interventions
|
|
|
Identify factors contributing to substance abuse and nursing interventions that are appropriate
|
|
|
Discuss anorexia nervosa and bulimia including interventions
|
|
|
Differentiate between functional/dysfunctional families
|
|
|
Identify factors that may precipitate spiritual distress
|
|
|
Identify the indications/clinical uses for anti-psychotic, anti-depressant, anti-anxiety, and anti-manic meds
|
|
|
Describe professional boundary issues and implications for nursing practice
|
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Intro to Psychosocial Nursing
- Culture, Religion
- Understanding
- Mental Health
- Mental Illness
- Issues
- Confidentiality
- HIPAA
- Policies and procedures
- Defense Mechanisms
- Rationalization
- Intellectualization
- Reaction formation
- Dissociation
- Displacement,
- Repression
- Regression
- Mentally Healthy Nursing
- Boundaries
- Teamwork
- Assertiveness vs. Aggressiveness
- Burnout
- The Nurse Client Relationship
- Therapeutic Communication
- Role Plays
- Blockers to Communication
- Stress and Coping
- Hans Selye
- Adaptive & Maladaptive Stress
- Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology
- Schizophrenia
- Positive and negative symptoms
- Types
- Treatment and nursing care
- Mood Disorders
- Bi-polar
- Treatment and nursing care
- Personality Disorders
- Borderline
- Antisocial
- Dependant
- Dramatic
- Narcissistic
- Psychosocial Issues in General Client Care
- Manipulation/Staff Splitting
- Noncompliance
- Anxiety Disorders
- Generalized anxiety
- Panic attacks
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Substance
- Abuse
- Dependency
- Treatment
- Eating Disorders
- Dementia & Cognitive Disorders
- Violence & Abuse
- Types
- Mandatory reporting
- Patient in Pain
- Description of pain
- Quality of pain
- Characteristics of pain
- Alleviating interventions
- Aggravating causes
- Psychosocial Issues in General Patient Care
- Crisis
- Chronic Illness
- Spiritual Needs
- Religious Issues