NURS 1300 Mental Health Nursing I

1.0 - 0.0 - 1.0

Prerequisite

(5) Acceptance into the Practical Nursing program; CHEM 1010; ENGL 1010; MATH 1310; and PSYC 1120 - must be completed prior to taking this course.

Course Description

This course acquaints students with the concept of mental health as well as alterations in mental health. Topics include a review of select developmental theories and stages of the life cycle. The course explores stress, specific anxiety disorders, defense mechanisms, specific mental health alterations and current treatments, abuses, eating disorders, spirituality, death, and grief.