NUR 341: Exp Lear:Psy Mental-Health Nur - summer

Prereqs: NUR 326, 327; Co-req: NUR 340; Junior Nursing Standing

Experiential learning course designed to complement the theoretical concepts presented in NUR 340 focusing on persons, families and groups with brain disorders across the life span. Various mental health sites in the area will be selected for placement. Students will observe and practice diverse interventions that promote an individual's mental health, guide them in their mental health care, and help to shape a therapeutic environment. Clinical settings, which treat individuals of all ages with severe and persistent mental illness, will be selected. Current ANA Scope and Standards of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing practice in a multidisciplinary team will guide the planning and evaluation of expected outcomes of care.