Course Detail
Units:
2.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisites: 1st/2nd Semester Courses Completed. Co-requisites: Concurrent Enrollment in 3rd Semester Courses.
Course Attribute:
Flexible Schedule
Hybrid
Description
The content of this course is focused on the nursing assessment and management of individuals with mental illnesses and their families. The course explores the mental health-mental illness continuum across the lifespan and gives students an understanding of basic mental processes and nursing interventions to increase coping. Cultural, legal, and ethical implications of mental illness will be examined.