LNUR-1449 — Geriatrics & MH Clinical
(formerly LNUR-1448) This clinical course focuses on the health and illness of clients with emotional and psychosocial difficulties and psychiatric illnesses throughout the lifespan. This course includes the importance of nurse-patient relationship and the therapeutic use of self in the clinical setting through verbal and written communication and one-on-one interactions in the role of the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Additional emphasis is placed on the LPN's role in interdisciplinary treatment planning, using the nursing process, and the impact of culture in the care of the aging adult and in mental health illness. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis. Students are required to pass this course to progress in the program (2.25 billable contact hrs)