Mental Health Nursing

This course is an introduction to mental health nursing focusing on caring for clients who are experiencing acute and chronic psychiatric illnesses across the lifespan in a variety of clinical settings. The major focus of the course is on the utilization of the nursing process and evidence-based practice to provide care. This course is for students in the one year bridge registered nursing program. Prerequisite(s): NURS 1109B and NURS 1115B with a minimum grade of C.