NURS 230 — Mental Health Nursing
Units: 3.5 Lecture Hours: 36 Lab Hours: 81 Outside Hours: 72 Grading Method: Letter Credit Status: Credit, degree applicable Conditions of Enrollment: Prerequisite: NURS 220, NURS 222, NURS 224, and NURS 226 with a minimum grade of C Enrollment Limitation: Students must be admitted to the Nursing Program In this course, students will utilize the nursing process to care for clients with varying degrees of mental health problems Psychopharmacological therapies will be examined. Students will apply techniques of therapeutic communication and assume a leadership role in the clinical setting. In addition, students will utilize and maintain legal and ethical standards specific to mental health patients.