Courses Objective & Outcomes

Courses Objective & Outcomes

Mental Health Nursing

Course Objective

  • To understand the historical development and current trends in mental health nursing.
  • To Comprehend and apply principles of psychiatric nursing in clinical practice
  • To understand the etiology, psychodynamics and management of psychiatric disorders.
  • To develop competency in assessment, therapeutic communication and assisting with various treatment modalities.
  • To understand and accept psychiatric patient as an individual and develop a deeper insight into her own attitudes and emotional reactions.
  • To develop skill in providing comprehensive care to various kinds of psychiatric patients.
  • To develop understanding regarding psychiatric emergencies and crisis interventions.
  • To know the importance of community health nursing in psychiatry
  • Course Outcomes

  • Students will understand the historical development and current trends in mental health nursing.
  • Students will Comprehend and apply principles of psychiatric nursing in clinical practice
  • Students will understand the etiology, psychodynamics and management of psychiatric disorders.
  • Students will develop competency in assessment, therapeutic communication and assisting with various
  • Students will understand and accept psychiatric patient as an individual and develop a deeper insigh
  • Students will develop skill in providing comprehensive care to various kinds of psychiatric patients
  • Students will develop understanding regarding psychiatric emergencies and crisis interventions.
  • Students will know the importance of community health nursing in psychiatry.
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