EXISTING SYLLABUS
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
College of Health & Human Services
School of Nursing
Course Number: NUR 216
Course Title: Psychiatric/ Mental Health Nursing
Semester Offered: Fall & Spring
Credit/Clock Hours: 5 credit hours
Theory: 3 cr. hrs. (45 clock hours)
Clinical/Lab: 2 cr. Hrs. (90 clock hours)
Faculty: Mary LuAnne Lilly, PhD RN MSN APRN, BC
Office: Flagstaff, AZ; Office hours by appointment
E-mail: Use Course E-mail
Clinical Faculty:
Lorraine Bartlett-Sung
Jason Bradley
Laura M Karnitschnig
Abbe King
Elizabeth Kinsworthy
Enid Rossi
PREREQUISITE: NUR 208
COREQUISITE: NUR 212
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Emphasis on nursing strategies for promoting, maintaining, and restoring mental health utilizing therapeutic nursing interventions for clients along the mental health/ disorder continuum.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Following completion of Nursing 216 didactic, the student will be prepared to:
Clinical Practice and Prevention
· Explores the role of the nurse caring for patients experiencing alterations in mental health.
· Examines the role of the nurse in promoting optimum level of mental health.
Communication
· Explores the use and application of therapeutic communication with patients having complex communication difficulties.
Critical Reasoning
· Synthesizes knowledge of neurobiology, psychological theory, and nursing theories in order to plan and prioritize nursing care for patients with alterations in mental health.
Leadership
· Describes the specialty practice standards for psychiatric nursing care.
Professionalism and Professional Values
· Explores cultural beliefs, practices, and stigmas related to patients suffering from alterations in mental health
Global Health
· Examines the impact of health equity and social justice on nursing and health care in a variety of settings.
Following completion of Nursing 216 clinical, the student will be prepared to:
Clinical Practice and Prevention
· Provides safe, effective nursing care for patients, family, and groups.
· Implements nursing care using psychiatric nursing body of knowledge, theory and evidence-based research.
Communication
· Integrates psychiatric nursing theories of communication into practice through engaging in clinical interactions with patients having complex communication difficulties.
· Evaluates patient’s mental health status using therapeutic communication individualized to the clinical circumstances.
Critical Reasoning
· Synthesizes knowledge of neurobiology, psychological theory, and nursing theories in order to plan and prioritize nursing care for patients with alterations in mental health status.
Leadership
· Collaborates with the members of the interdisciplinary mental health care team to plan for and manage patient care through supervision, delegation, coordination, and procurement of available resources.
Professionalism and Professional Values
· Assumes accountability for self by practicing according to the legal and ethical principles of nursing in various clinical and community settings, and by incorporating psychiatric nursing standards into practice.
· Integrates empathy and therapeutic use of self in the comprehensive care of patients along the mental health/mental disorder continuum.
COURSE APPROACH:
NUR 216 will utilize a variety of approaches to support the student’s meeting the course objectives. These instructional methods include, but are not limited to:
· Discussion & Blogging (Clinical and Online)
· Reading assignments
· Written assignments, including quizzes
· Web pages and web-based learning modules
· Power Points of Chapter Questions with Answers and Rationale
· Clinical assignments
Required Text:
Kneisl, C., & Trigoboff, E. (2013). Contemporary psychiatric-mental health nursing 3rd ed. San Francisco, CA: Pearson. ISBN VP 10: 0133056589; VP 13: 9780133056587 (These ISBN numbers indicate a package that includes both the Kneisl & Trigoboff text and “The Neighborhood” online learning environment.)
HRSA Learning Module: Unified Health Communication 101: Addressing Health Literacy, Cultural Competency, and Limited English Proficiency to be accessed at @www.train.org
RECOMMENDED READINGS AND OTHER MATERIALS:
· An up-to-date Nurse's Drug Guide
· Journal articles may be used as resources
· Web Sites may also be used as resources
Course Outline
Dates / Topics / Readings/AssignmentsAugust 27th
Week 1/Lesson 1 / Welcome, Introduction to Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Therapeutic Relationships & Communication / Read and review course materials on BbLearn
Text: Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, Complete registration, viewing, exam for HRSA Unified Health Communications; submit certificate by end of day August 31, 2012
September 3rd
Week 2/Lesson 2 / Introduction to the Neighborhood & Theory and Concept: Family & Culture / Text: 5, 9, 24, 25, 29
Quiz #1 over Neighborhood and Lesson 2 Chapters
Sept 10th and Sept 17th
Week 3-4/Lesson 3 / Concept: Anxiety & Dissociative Disorders, Stress, Bio, & Pharm / Text 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 31
Neighborhood Blog opens 9/10/2012, closes 9/14/12
QUIZ #2 over Lesson 3
Sept 24th and October 1st
Week 5-6/Lesson 4 / Concept: Mood Disorders Suicide, Assessment / Text: 11, 13, 17, 23
Neighborhood Blog opens 9/24/12, closes 9/28/12
Quiz #3: Lesson 4
October 8th and October 15
Week 7-8/Lesson 5 / Concept: Psychosis, Delirium, Dementia & Recovery/Rehabilitation / Text: 14, 16, 27, 32
Neighborhood Blog opens 10/8/12, closes 10/12/12
QUIZ #4: Lesson 5
October 22nd
Week 9/Lesson 6 / Concept: Interventions (Crisis, Group, Cognitive/Behavioral & Complementary/Alternative / Text: 28, 30, 33, 34
October 29th
Week 10/Lesson 7 / Concept: Substance Abuse & Personality DO, Anger / Text: 15, 22, 35
Neighborhood Blog opens 10/29/12, closes 11/2/12
November 5th
Week 11: Lesson 8 / Concept: Eating Disorders & Adolescence; Legal/Ethical / Text: 20, 21, 26, 12
Quiz #5: Lesson 6, 7, 8
November 12th
Week 12 / Kaplan Practice Exams 1 & 2: Cumulative to Week 11 / Neighborhood Blog opens 11/12/12, closes 11/16/12
Kaplan Practice Exams 1 & 2 required by Nov 20th
Week 13 / Thanksgiving Break / Rest, Relax, Recover
November 26th Week 14 / Kaplan Practice Exams 3: Cumulative to Week 11 / Kaplan Practice Exam 3 required by Nov. 30th
December 3rd through 7th / End of Term Week / Study hard!
December 10th through 14th / Finals Week
All the Best Wishes / Finals
EVALUATION METHODS:
Grading Scale:
You must have a 78% on quizzes/exams to pass the course. Below 78%cannot progress.
A (93-100%) 93-100 points
B (84-92%) 84-92 points
C (78-83%) 78-83 points
Anything below 78% on either quizzes alone (this means the averaged scores on the quizzes), or the entire course,cannot progress in nursing courses, must repeat NUR 216.
Required Assignments and Grading Points
1. HRSA Learning Module: 20 points (you must score a passing grade and submit a
certificate of completion to earn these points)
2. Online Small Group blogging (5 topics) at 2 points each for a total of 10 points
3. Chapter Quizzes (5) at 2 points each for total of 10 points
4. Kaplan Practice Tests (3) at 3 points each for total of 9 points. You must achieve 78% or more on each practice test to earn the 3 points associated with each test.
5. Psych Kaplan: 5 points (In order to receive these points, you must achieve a passing score on the Kaplan. Passing score is established by national standards, to be determined and announced at time of exam)
6. Final Exam: 10 points (50 questions)
7. Clinical Discussions: P/ F (graded by your clinical instructor)
8. Clinical Case Studies (3): 12 points each for total of 36 points (graded by your clinical instructor)
9. Clinical requirements: In addition to the clinical discussions and clinical case studies, five additional required pass/fail clinical assignments are as follows: Process Recording (pass/fail); clinical rotations (pass/fail); attending two 12-Step meetings (pass/fail); and selected required assignments in your clinical area
TOTAL: 100 points
IMPORTANT NOTE:
NUR 216 is one 5 cr. hr. course that includes theory/content and clinical/lab components. When the term NUR 216 is used, we are referring to the entire course. When the term NUR 216L (lab) is used, we are referring to the clinical/lab component of the overall course. The letter grade you will receive in NUR 216 is covered in the “Evaluation Methods” section. It is important to remember that you MUST PASS ALL COMPONENTS of this course in order to pass NUR 216. In other words, you must get a “Pass” in the NUR 216L component AND at least a “C” in the theory/lecture component in order to pass NUR 216 (For example, if you get an A in theory/lecture but a “No Pass” in clinical/lab, you do not pass NUR 216. Likewise, if you get a “Pass” in clinical/lab but a D or F in theory/lecture, you do not pass NUR 216.)
COURSE POLICIES:
Retests/makeup tests:
You have the opportunity to retake one quiz to raise your grade to the passing level of 78%. In order to achieve at least 78% you must earn no less than 8 points on the quizzes (8/10 = 80%). After taking the last quiz, if you have less than 8 points when you add your quiz points together, then you must make a request to retake a quiz prior to the end of Week 12.
Attendance:
Under NAU Policy, students are expected to attend every session of class in which they are enrolled. Active participation in online learning activities is considered to be essential to the learning process, as the faculty believes that such engagement facilitates learning. As you will be responsible for the content presented in the course, it is to your advantage to participate fully.
Plagiarism: All forms of student academic dishonesty, including cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty and plagiarism are prohibited and subject to disciplinary action. Cheating means intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information or study aids in any academic exercise. Fabrication means intentional and unauthorized falsification or invention of any information or citation in an academic exercise. Plagiarism means intentionally or knowingly representing the words or ideas of another, as one's own in any academic exercise. For further explanation of academic dishonesty refer to the Department of Nursing Undergraduate Student Handbook http://home.nau.edu/images/userimages/awf/9476/ACADEMIC%20DISHONESTY.pdf and Northern Arizona University Student Handbook.
NAU policies:
There is also included a Classroom Civility Statement:
Membership in the academic community places a special obligation on all members to preserve an atmosphere conducive to the freedom to teach and to learn. Part of that obligation implies the responsibility of each member of the NAU community to maintain a positive learning environment in which the behavior of any individual does not disrupt the classes of teachers or learners.
It is the responsibility of the individual faculty member to determine, maintain and enforce the standards of behavior acceptable to preserving an atmosphere appropriate for teaching and learning. Students will be warned if their behavior is evaluated by the faculty member as disruptive.
Sanctions may include a range of responses from immediate removal from class to referral to the appropriate academic unit and/or the Office of Student Life to review pertinent alleged university violations of ethical and behavioral standards. Significant and/or continued violations may result in administrative withdrawal from the class.
University policies: Please review the following policies available on the Northern Arizona University Policy Statement website http://www4.nau.edu/avpaa/UCCPolicy/plcystmt.html
1. Safe Environment Policy
2. Students with Disabilities Policy
3. Institutional Review Board Policy
4. Academic Contact Hour Policy
5. Sensitive Course Materials Policy
PROPOSED SYLLABUS:
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
School of Nursing
Course Number: NUR 216
Course Title: Psychiatric/ Mental Health Nursing
Semester Offered: Fall & Spring
Credit/Clock Hours: 3 credit hours/45 clock hours (online)
Faculty: Mary LuAnne Lilly, PhD RN MSN APRN, BC
Office: Flagstaff, AZ; Office hours by appointment
E-mail: Use Course E-mail
Course Prerequisites: NUR 208, NUR 208L & NUR 390W
Co-requisites: NUR 216L, NUR 212 & NUR 212L
Course Description:
Emphasis on nursing strategies for promoting, maintaining, and restoring mental health utilizing therapeutic nursing interventions for clients along the mental health/ disorder continuum.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, the successful student:
Clinical Practice and Prevention
· Explores the role of the nurse caring for patients experiencing alterations in mental health.
· Examines the role of the nurse in promoting optimum level of mental health.
Communication
· Explores the use and application of therapeutic communication with patients having complex communication difficulties.
Critical Reasoning
· Synthesizes knowledge of neurobiology, psychological theory, and nursing theories in order to plan and prioritize nursing care for patients with alterations in mental health.
Leadership
· Describes the specialty practice standards for psychiatric nursing care.
Professionalism and Professional Values
· Explores cultural beliefs, practices, and stigmas related to patients suffering from alterations in mental health
Global Health
· Examines the impact of health equity and social justice on nursing and health care in a variety of settings.
Course Approach:
NUR 216 will utilize a variety of approaches to meet the course outcomes. These instructional methods may include but are not limited to the following: online discussion, audio-visual material, case studies, group work, presentations and written assignments. While the faculty will provide guidance and consultation, the student is responsible for identification of learning needs, self-direction, seeking consultation and demonstration of course and clinical objectives. A required concurrent clinical provides opportunity for the students to apply learning in actual and simulated patient care settings.
Required Text:
Kneisl, C., & Trigoboff, E. (2013). Contemporary psychiatric-mental health nursing 3rd ed. San Francisco, CA: Pearson. ISBN VP 10: 0133056589; VP 13: 9780133056587 (These ISBN numbers indicate a package that includes both the Kneisl & Trigoboff text and “The Neighborhood” online learning environment.)
HRSA Learning Module: Unified Health Communication 101: Addressing Health Literacy, Cultural Competency, and Limited English Proficiency to be accessed at @www.train.org
Recommended Readings and Other Materials:
· An up-to-date Nurse's Drug Guide
· Journal articles may be used as resources
· Web Sites may also be used as resources
NUR-216 Tentative Spring 2013 Course Outline
Dates / Topics / Readings/AssignmentsWeek 1/Lesson 1 / Welcome, Introduction to Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Therapeutic Relationships & Communication / Read and review course materials on BbLearn
Text: Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, Complete registration, viewing, exam for HRSA Unified Health Communications; submit certificate by end of day August 31, 2012
Week 2/Lesson 2 / Introduction to the Neighborhood & Theory and Concept: Family & Culture / Text: 5, 9, 24, 25, 29
Quiz #1 over Neighborhood and Lesson 2 Chapters
Week 3-4/Lesson 3 / Concept: Anxiety & Dissociative Disorders, Stress, Bio, & Pharm / Text 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 31
Neighborhood Blog opens 9/10/2012, closes 9/14/12
QUIZ #2 over Lesson 3
Week 5-6/Lesson 4 / Concept: Mood Disorders Suicide, Assessment / Text: 11, 13, 17, 23
Neighborhood Blog opens 9/24/12, closes 9/28/12
Quiz #3: Lesson 4
Week 7-8/Lesson 5 / Concept: Psychosis, Delirium, Dementia & Recovery/Rehabilitation / Text: 14, 16, 27, 32
Neighborhood Blog opens 10/8/12, closes 10/12/12
QUIZ #4: Lesson 5
Week 9/Lesson 6 / Concept: Interventions (Crisis, Group, Cognitive/Behavioral & Complementary/Alternative / Text: 28, 30, 33, 34
Week 10/Lesson 7 / Concept: Substance Abuse & Personality DO, Anger / Text: 15, 22, 35
Neighborhood Blog opens 10/29/12, closes 11/2/12
Week 11: Lesson 8 / Concept: Eating Disorders & Adolescence; Legal/Ethical / Text: 20, 21, 26, 12
Quiz #5: Lesson 6, 7, 8
Week 12 / Eating DO Continued
Kaplan Practice Exams 1 & 2: Cumulative to Week 11 / Neighborhood Blog opens 11/12/12, closes 11/16/12
Kaplan Practice Exams 1, 2
Week 13 / Spring Break / Rest, Relax, Recover
Week 14 / Kaplan Practice Exams 3: Cumulative to Week 11 / Kaplan Practice Exam 3
Week 15 / End of Term Week / Study hard!
Week 16 / Finals Week
All the Best Wishes / Finals
Evaluation Methods: