Psychiatric Nursing

Unit I Perspectives and Principles: History of Psychiatric Nursing; Concepts in Psychiatric Care; The Behavioural-Biological Interface; Foundations of Psychiatric Nursing. Unit II Foundations of Practice: The Nursing Process; Therapeutic Communication; Cultural Considerations; Legal and Ethical Considerations. Unit III Understanding Mental Illness Across the Life Span: The Client with a Depressed Disorder; The Client with Bipolar Disorder; The Client with an Anxiety Disorder; The Client with a Somatization Disorder; The Client with a Stress-Related Disorder (Psychophysiological); The Client with Altered Sensory Perception (Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders); The Client with a Personality Disorder; The Client with Delirium, Dementia, Amnesic and Other Cognitive Disorders; The Client with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; The Client with a Dissociative Disorder; The Client at Risk for Suicide and Other Aggressive Behaviours; The Client with a Substance-Related Disorder; The Client with an Eating Disorder; The Client with a Sleep Disorder; The Client with a Sexual Disorder; The Client who Survives Violence and Abuse. Unit IV Therapeutic Interventions: Individual Psychotherapy; Group Therapy; Familial Systems and Family Therapy; Psychopharmacology Therapy; Electroconvulsive, Other Biological and Complementary Therapies; Crisis Intervention Management - The Role of Adaptation. Unit V The Continuum of Care - Setting Focused Care: Milieu Therapy/Hospital-Based Care; Home-and-Community-Based Care; Care in Medical-Surgical Settings. Unit VI Advancing Psychiatric Nursing Practice: Psychiatric Consultation - Liaison Nursing; Psychiatric Nursing Research; The Future of Psychiatric Nursing.