Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing III/Mental Health

This course focuses on content related to mental health issues and the care of patients who experience health care deviations that require complex nursing interventions. Content includes, but is not limited to, deviations in respiratory, cardiac, gastrointestinal, renal, neurological; and emergency and disaster management. The course is based on Nursing Theory, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development, and the Nursing Process. Students participate in the laboratory to acquire nursing skills and demonstrate competency. Clinical experiences are provided to reinforce nursing skills and promote clinical judgment in the care of patients in acute, community, and mental health care settings. The clinical experience emphasizes application of nursing process, leadership, and management of complex patients. Successful completion of this nine-credit course with a “C+” or higher is required.