NURS 112 - Mental Health in the Multicultural Community

4 Credits
The focus of this course is on the nursing care of clients experiencing alterations in mood and affect, self, and grief and loss. Key topics include providing a safe client care environment, therapeutic communication, the nurse-client relationship, and crisis intervention.

Course Outcomes

Recall the principles of therapeutic communication, health promotion, growth and development, legal and ethical principles, and nursing process.
Build a therapeutic relationship and maintain a safe and therapeutic environment.
Identify the long term effects of mental illness on the individual, family, and the community.
Describe the role of the nurse with non-pharmacologic and psychopharmacological therapeutic approaches to common changes in mental health status.
Identify techniques for crisis intervention and verbal de-escalation.