The students in this course will test concepts and theories relevant to families. Collaboration with the family and other health care disciplines related to clinical decision making is expected. Students will apply knowledge with a variety of populations.
Knowledge of families, pre-conception through adolescence, leadership, and clinical skills are applied to provide advanced nursing care to a selected population. Emphasis is placed on maximizing health and resolving actual or potential health problems for the individual and the family. Analysis of system problems in health care delivery is conducted.
This seminar will focus on diagnosing and treating the biopsychosocial responses of families to the child bearing continuum. Concepts, theories, and research related to the low risk mother and infant will be emphasized.
The physiological, psychological, sociological, and behavioral responses of the high risk mother and family to interruptions during the normal maternity cycle will be explored. Emphasis will be on nursing assessment, diagnosis, interventions and evaluation appropriate to the maternal-fetal responses. Ambulatory and inpatient aspects of care will be investigated.
The physiological and behavioral responses of the high risk neonate to interruptions in normal fetal development and transition to extrauterine life will be explored. The psychological and social responses of parents will be examined. Emphasis will be on nursing interventions appropriate to the responses.
Focus is on concepts, theories and research underlying psychiatric/mental health nursing practice. Definitions of mental health and illness, classification models and problems of clinical decision making are explored. Psychological, social and cultural influences on individual coping responses are examined and individual intervention models are introduced.
Major mental health problems affecting individuals, families and communities are studied and related nursing research problems are identified. Group theory, process and practice models are introduced.
The focus of this course is on concepts, theories and research underlying advanced practice psychiatric nursing (APPN). The scope and standards of psychiatric-mental health nursing practice frame study of APPN functions - psychotherapy, psychopharmacology interventions, community interventions, case management activities and consultation-liaison activities. Epidemiology, definitions, and classification models for mental health and mental illness are explored as a base for ethical, clinical decision making in advanced psychiatric nursing practice.
This course provides the opportunity for study of conceptual frameworks, theories, and research findings in clinical practice. The course focuses on the psychotherapy, psychobiological and supervision functions of the Advanced Practice Psychiatric nurse. Expansion of practice, the scope of primary prevention, biological and pharmacological theories, and psychotherapy model for interventions with clients, families, and the community are emphasized. Clinical experiences and sites will reflect multicultural concerns and emerging trends in the delivery of psychiatric care.
This course builds on knowledge and skills acquired in NUR 723 (Practicum I) and provides the student with the opportunity to integrate and apply knowledge acquired in other course work. Theory of group therapy structure and process, practice models, and collaboration with mental health consumer/advocacy groups are introduced and emphasized to fit with emerging health care delivery systems. Mental health policy and practice implications are reviewed as well as the fiscal consequences of public policy on mental health service delivery.
